Varlas: Huff to Memphis: Thank you. And come again.
University of Memphis Tigers head coach Charles Huff celebrates a touchdown during the home opener game against Arkansas State Sept. 5, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
A visitor from today wouldn’t have recognized what he saw on Nov. 27, 1982.
That day — as they did on Saturday — the Tigers hosted Arkansas State. The Tigers also got a victory that day and they did so Saturday as well, riding a four-touchdown performance from Jaylin Carter to come out on top, 42-24.
That, however, is where the similarities end.
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