Calkins: Memphis football is still heart-stopping fun
Running back Brandon Thomas (22) blasted 70 yards for a score, then topped himself with a 75-yard touchdown run. Wide receiver Calvin Austin III (4) caught 6 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as the Tigers defeated Arkansas State at Jonesboro. (Zach Wall/Memphis Football)
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 University of Memphis Tigers may not be headed to the conference they deserve — but this win may be just what fans needed.
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