Why did John Calipari leave Kentucky? Here's everything to know of Calipari's decision to leave the Wildcats for Arkansas ahead of the 2024-25 season:

John Calipari once dominated college basketball; however, his grip on the game has loosened. After half a season with Arkansas, once-loyal fans have seemingly turned against him as the Razorbacks struggle.

A sold-out crowd of Kentucky fans greeted Arkansas coach John Calipari with boos Saturday when his name was announced before his current team faced his fomer team. When the game was over, there weren't near as many UK fans at Rupp Arena thanks to the Razorbacks' 89-79 upset  of the No.

John Calipari pulled off a major upset in his return to Rupp Arena, with Arkansas knocking off the No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday night.

Even though John Calipari's divorce from Kentucky seemed inevitable, the school's fans still haven't forgiven him for jumping ship to Arkansas. The Wildcats' former head coach made his long-awaited return to Rupp Arena as an opponent on Saturday,

This past Saturday, the biggest regular-season game in college basketball took place, and wouldn't you know it, John Calipari is still winning in Kentucky.

Kentucky was in trouble the moment Arkansas head coach John Calipari walked onto the floor at Rupp Arena on Saturday night holding a rolled-up program and wearing a concealed smile.

Kentucky suffered their fourth loss in SEC play on Saturday when John Calipari made his return to Rupp Arena coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks. After the 89-79 loss, some former Kentucky players took to social media and had some reactions that surprised Big Blue Nation.