VICE TV will air shows on Rick Pitino and John Calipari before March Madness

NEW YORK (AP) — VICE TV is expanding its footprint with several new original sports series, including two that will document the seasons for a couple of famous college basketball coaches.

VICE announced on Thursday that it will air six-episode series on St. John’s coach Rick Pitino and Arkansas coach John Calipari starting in February and leading into the NCAA Tournament.

“Pitino: Red Storm Rising” will look at the career of the two-time NCAA title winning coach as he tries to get St. John’s to the tournament for the first time since 2019.

“Calipari: Razor’s Edge” will be an all-access look at his first season at Arkansas. That show will be produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions.

“Coach Cal is a Hall of Fame coach and a legend in the sport,” Manning said in a statement. “We expect this series to be the first of many future collaborations between Omaha and VICE as the company expands into more sports content.”