Calkins: Yes, Ryan Silverfield cried Saturday. Here’s why those tears felt right.
Asa Martin is knocked out on the 1/2 yard after his reception late in the third quarter in Memphis' 33-28 win over Tulane in the final regular season game Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Greg Campbell/Special for 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 Memphis Tigers didn’t have the season they wanted. But Saturday night they got the win they needed to keep their eight-year bowl streak alive.
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