Calkins: Loss to Cincinnati reveals a stark truth about these Memphis Tigers
Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield, left, talks to a referee during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Cincinnati. (Gary Landers/AP)
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 Bearcats crushed Memphis, 49-10, which shouldn’t have been all that surprising. For reasons largely beyond their control, these Tigers just aren’t that good.
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