Since Mike Krzyzewski announced he will retire after this upcoming season, the internet has been ablaze with takes on what it will mean for the sport of college basketball. A common theme among national writers is that Kentucky, specifically John Calipari, is poised to benefit the most from Duke’s legendary coach stepping down. Yesterday, our own Aaron Torres made the case for the Cats to quickly fill the void thanks to Calipari’s thoughtful use of the transfer portal this spring and the potential boon from name, image, and likeness rights. CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander echoed all of those thoughts in a column entitled, “With Coach K’s retirement, John Calipari can become the face of the sport and dominate recruiting again.
LINK: CBS Sports on why Calipari could benefit most from Coach K’s retirement
