Bleacher Report · Aug 13, 2022
Kentucky's Mark Stoops Responds to John Calipari: 'Don't Demean' Football Program
Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops elaborated on his recent remark toward Wildcats men's basketball coach John Calipari after Calipari called Kentucky a "basketball school."
"I don't care about anyone’s program, I stay in my lane," Stoops told reporters Saturday. "But when you start talking about mine, and people I compete against, I'm going to defend my players. … Don't demean and distract from what we've done to get to this point."
In an interview with The Athletic's Kyle Tucker, Calipari lobbied for the school to make facility upgrades for the basketball school, pointing toward the sport's importance:
