Calkins: Yes, Memphis fans. The Murray State game is now ‘must win.’
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway argues a call in the loss to Ole Miss on Dec. 4. (Thomas Graning/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.
After three straight demoralizing losses, Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers must beat Murray State.
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