Calkins: ‘Trash’ QB leads Memphis to sweet victory
Memphis quarterback Brady White threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night as Memphis used big plays to defeat Navy 35-23. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Brady White got booed. Then he threw three touchdown passes to lead Memphis to a 35-23 win over Navy.
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