Calkins: With Tulane vanquished, Memphis prepares for ‘biggest game of the year, by far’
Memphis senior guard Jeremiah Martin (3) celebrates after draining a 3-point shot during the Tigers' American Athletic Conference tournament win over Tulane on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Memphis plays UCF at 1 p.m. Friday in what coach Penny Hardway is calling "the biggest game of the year, by far." (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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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.
Friday's game against UCF isn't just a big game. It is, according to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, "the biggest game of the year, by far."
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