Calkins: The Memphis Tigers got bludgeoned. But what happens now?
University of Memphis head coach Charles Huff watches from the sidelines during a game against Boise State in Boise, Idaho Sept. 12, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. 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.
Coach Charles Huff warned that the Memphis Tigers might get bludgeoned by Boise State. But he already has a new theme for the season. And it just might work.
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