Jerry Jones’ Role As Arkansas Booster Credited For Helping Hire John Calipari

Looks like Dallas Cowboys owner and former Razorback, Jerry Jones, stepped in to pull John Calipari from Kentucky...

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Jones’ alma mater, Arkansas, has hired coach John Calipari away from Kentucky, and Jones’ status as a booster has been cited as one of the reason that Calipari walked away from a college basketball blue blood to coach the Razorbacks.

Jones played college football at Arkansas and remains involved as a donor, and in the new world of college sports where so much success hinges on convincing players that wealthy donors will hook them up with lucrative NIL deals, a booster like Jones is attractive to players and coaches alike.

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(Barstool Sports)