Calkins: Memphis football avoided humiliation. Is that really enough?
Tulane running back Shaadie Clayton (0) runs the ball past Memphis linebacker Tyler Murray (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
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.
Memphis fought back to lose by 10 to Tulane Saturday. Yes, it was gallant. But is it all Tiger fans can expect?
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