Calkins: There’s only one way for Memphis to respond to the Big 12 snub
University of Memphis running back Rodrigues Clark (2) breaks a tackle during a Sept. 4, 2021 game against Nicholls State at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. (Patrick Lantrip/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.
Here’s what Geoff Calkins thinks Memphis should do in response to being left out again.
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