Calkins: Savor the win, Memphians. (And also, the SEC tears.)
University of Memphis defensive lineman Maurice White (4) sacks Mississippi State University quarterback Will Rogers III (2) during a Sept. 18, 2021 game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. (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.
“Memphians have no reason to apologize for the football team’s win over Mississippi State Saturday. They should savor it as the triumph it was.”
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