Although his team is still alive in the NCAA Tournament, John Calipari isn't afraid to criticize the current state of college basketball.
Arkansas booked a spot in the Sweet 16 after securing back-to-back wins over Hawaii and High Point. This is the second year in a row that Calipari has safely guided the program through the first week of the NCAA Tournament.
Calipari appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" this Tuesday to discuss Arkansas' outlook for the rest of the tournament. He also shared his biggest complaint about today's era of college hoops.
If Calipari had his way, he'd enforce an age limit for college basketball.
"Here's the issue: we're letting 27 and 28-year-olds play in college basketball. If you want to be a pro, go pro. There should be an age limit – 25. We're letting kids transfer every year – well, they can transfer four-to-five times," Calipari said. "I couldn't have done what I did at UMass, and probably not at Memphis, in this environment. When you're hard on kids and you challenge them and you're truthful, they want to leave."
Arkansas hoping to keep March Madness run alive.
On Thursday night, No. 4 seed Arkansas will take on No. 1 Arizona for a spot in the Elite Eight.
ESPN's computer model only gives the Razorbacks a 23.4% chance of upsetting the Wildcats in the Sweet 16. Oddsmakers, meanwhile, have the Wildcats as 7.5-point favorites.
Tipoff for the Arkansas-Arizona game is at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS.
This story was originally published by The Spun on Mar 24, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Basketball section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.