Calkins: Memphis basketball season is in tatters — but, please, save the hot takes
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway reacts to a turnover on the court during the Tigers' game on Feb. 8, 2020, against USF at FedExForum in Memphis. (Jim 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.
Memphis suffered a crushing loss to South Florida Saturday. But it's not some big secret why this season has gone bad.
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