Calkins: It was a dismal end to a dismal season. So what happens next?
Memphis running back Sutton Smith carries the ball during the Saturday, Nov. 26 game between the Memphis Tigers and the SMU Mustangs at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
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 football ended its regular season with a crushing interception. It summed up the year perfectly. So what comes next for a program that keeps regressing? And why not think about a new coach?”
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