Calkins: Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers earned their epic game at Houston
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway (seen here with assistant coach Tony Madlock, right, on Feb. 3) has earned his shot at Houston, says Geoff Calkins. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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 Tigers have a tremendous opportunity when they play the Houston Cougars on national TV Sunday. It’s one they first had to earn.
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