Calkins: Magical Memphis spring game ‘just felt right’
University of Memphis quarterback Grant Gunnell (7) celebrates with teammates after throwing a touchdown during the Tigers” spring game at the Liberty Bowl on April 16, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/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.
A massive crowd showed up to the Liberty Bowl Friday night to celebrate Memphis football — and the return of life as normal.
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