John Calipari knows all too well how passionate the Kentucky fan base is, and so he's not naive about what Saturday night could be like.

As John Calipari gets set to lead Arkansas against Kentucky in his return to Rupp Arena on Saturday, the SEC made sure that he'll be resting up while Mark Pope's Wildcats continue their grueling schedule.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

When the Arkansas athletic director decided to take the gamble and bring in John Calipari to ... Arkansas has Georgia, Calipari's return to Kentucky and Alabama in the next three weeks.

Tennessee fought back within 74-73 with 28.6 seconds left on a Chaz Lanier 3-pointer but Otega Oweh, who had 14 points, buried four free throws to seal the deal. The win moved Kentucky to 15-5, 4-3 in the SEC and dropped Tennessee to 17-4, 4-4. The Hogs are a stunning 12-8, 1-6.

John Calipari's Arkansas team will be the subject of a documentary that follows the head coach in his first season in Fayetteville.

ESPN Analytics’ Matchup Predictor, which offers a prediction model based on its Men’s College Basketball Power Index ratings and other variables, gives Alabama considerably strong odds to win the game: 88.4 percent to LSU’s 11.6 percent.

Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time Saturday when the Wildcats host Arkansas. The Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6) have this week off but No. 12 Kentucky (14-5, 3-3) has a huge game tonight at No. 8 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3).

Don't look now, but Tom Izzo has himself a squad. Missouri may have the best win of the week. Wake Forest solved a big problem.

Arkansas men's basketball has endured a rough season under John Calipari thus far, with the Razorbacks starting 11-6 overall and 0-4 in SEC play.

Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last weekend. The Wildcats have lost three of their last five SEC games to Georgia,

When the Arkansas athletic director decided to take the gamble and bring in John Calipari to take over the Razorbacks ... Arkansas has Georgia, Calipari's return to Kentucky and Alabama in the next three weeks. The Razorbacks are in trouble, and Calipari ...