After an explosive start to the John Calipari era with a double-digit victory over No. 1 Kansas in its first exhibition game, Arkansas came out somewhat flat in a tough, one-point loss to TCU to close out the preseason.
While there were definitely several takeaways for the team to improve upon, much like last season’s preseason victory over Purdue didn’t mean much for the remainder of the Hogs’ season, neither result holds much weight in terms of how good (or not good) this team is going to be.
It’s certainly worth pointing out that Arkansas was once again without likely starting center Jonas Aidoo, an SEC All-Defensive Team pick and preseason All-SEC selection.