Calkins: There’s no other way to put it — the Memphis Tigers got screwed
Tigers guard Boogie Ellis (left) drives for a layup against UCF defender Jamille Reynolds (right) during action on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Mark Weber/The 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 American Athletic Conference moved the Tigers’ last home game of the season to Houston. It’s a transparent screw job.
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