The Arkansas Razorbacks have struggled this season. Conference play has not treated them well in John Calipari’s first year as head coach of the program. Arkansas is just one of three teams in the SEC with just one or no conference wins.

LSU has one (over the Hogs), and South Carolina has none to add more context to the above. The Razorbacks have been among the worst in the conference, losing to the Oklahoma Sooners this past Saturday and having dropped six of seven SEC battles.

Calipari, regardless of the record, will have the Razorbacks ready for a return to his former home this week when the Kentucky Wildcats host Arkansas.

“There will be some emotion walking into that building and really being in town. (I’ll) probably get together with some of my friends. They’re playing good. We’ve got our hands full. Let’s see what happens. They’re a good team. Mark’s doing a good job with them,” Calipari said after the Razorbacks’ game with Oklahoma on Saturday.

Calipari’s squad is going to have a difficult next battle as it will face the Wildcats at Rupp Arena, a place Calipari is clearly familiar with.

Kentucky, which has had its own programs in conference play, will have Tennessee on the road before then, so it should be wanting to get an easy home win under its belt if it loses Tuesday, a defeat that could mark its third straight SEC loss.

Let’s hope the Cats can come out on top in that one, and hopefully, those in Rupp Arena remember just what a job Calipari did in Lexington instead of tarnishing his legacy over his exodus.