Mark Stoops fielding basketball questions on football media day was the norm back when he took over in 2012. Now, John Calipari is fielding football questions on basketball media day. With the football Cats flying high after a 6-1 start, I couldn’t resist asking Calipari about Stoops and what he’s built across campus.
“Mark and I are close. We’re from the same [area], Western [Pennsylvania] and Youngstown [Ohio]. He talks — he’s Yinz. He’s one of my guys. What he’s done here — which took time. This didn’t happen in two years. This happened over a period of time.