Calkins: An unforgettable play — and an unforgettable day
University of Memphis receiver Calvin Austin III (4) smiles after scoring the go-ahead touchdown during the game against Mississippi State University. (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.
The Memphis Tigers beat another SEC team Saturday. And you know what? It really does just mean more.
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