John Calipari discusses decision to leave Kentucky for Arkansas Legendary college basketball coach John Calipari appears on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" to talk about his decision to leave Kentucky. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Arkansas coach John Calipari shocked the basketball world in April 2024 by leaving Kentucky for the Razorbacks. And as he tells it, divine intervention may have been in play when he opted to head South. Coach Cal admitted as much to Dan Dakich,