Calkins: Memphis football makes history — but a bigger party awaits
"I believe in our guys," said coach Mike Norvell, seen here hoisting the AAC Western Divisional Champion Trophy Nov. 29. "We spend a lot of time working those situations. When you have great players you get to coach, you can be more aggressive. If you don’t succeed, or if you don’t make the play, I believe in our defense. I tell them all the time, I'm going to have their back, I need them to have mine sometimes, too." (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.
The Memphis football team defeated Cincinnati Friday to clinch a third straight West Division championship. But for this team, the big prize awaits.
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