It's official: Arkansas trumpets hire of John Calipari

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John Calipari officially is on board as the new head coach at Arkansas.

After 15 seasons at Kentucky, Calipari jumped to the Razorbacks in what is expected to be a landmark deal orchestrated after Eric Musselman was hired to leave Arkansas to become USC's head coach.

Calipari's five-year contract, worth a reported $7.1 million per season, formally was approved by Arkansas