Kentucky is pursuing New Mexico State tailback transfer Seth McGowan

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Kentucky projected starting left tackle Shiyazh Pete was the lead blocker for New Mexico State tailback Seth McGowan in 2024. The C-USA teammates could become SEC teammates in 2025. It’s officially head on a swivel season.

On3’s Pete Nakos is reporting that Kentucky “has the early momentum to land McGowan” out of the portal.

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Seth McGowan (6-1, 220) was a former blue-chip recruit who signed with Oklahoma in the 2020 high school recruiting cycle. McGowan’s lead recruiter for the Sooners was current Kentucky running backs coach Jay Boulware. The Mesquite (Texas) Poteet product rushed for 370 yards as a true freshman in the Big 12 before being dismissed from the program before the 2021 season during an armed robbery investigation. McGowan would eventually plea guilty to larceny and was sentenced to a year of probation.

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The tailback then had to sit out of college football for a couple of years before enrolling at NAIA Texas College in 2022 and Butler Community College in 2023. Seth McGowan would then land at New Mexico State where he rushed for 813 yards on 5.3 yards per rush and chipped in 23 receptions last fall. The tailback officially entered the transfer portal on April 17 and some Kentucky buzz has been created almost instantly.

UK left spring practice with just four scholarship tailbacks on the roster. Could help be on the way?

Kentucky Spring Departures

Transfer Portal Class

Player	Position	Former School	Year
Sam Greene	EDGE (6-2, 248)	USC	Redshirt Sophomore
Landyn Watson	LB (6-1, 245)	TCU/Marshall	Redshirt Senior
Joshua Braun	iOL (6-6, 342)	Florida/Arkansas	Super Senior
Alex Wollschlaeger	T (6-7, 310)	Bowling Green	Super Senior
J.J. Hester	WR (6-5, 201)	Missouri/Oklahoma	Super Senior
Zach Calzada	QB (6-4, 230)	Texas A&M/Auburn/Incarnate Word	Super Senior
Henry Boyer	TE (6-6, 265)	Illinois	Redshirt Junior
Kendrick Law	WR (6-0, 203)	Alabama	Senior
Dante Dowdell	RB (6-2, 227)	Oregon/Nebraska	Junior
Jaden Williams	iDL (6-4, 291)	Wyoming	Redshirt Junior
Kevis Thomas	CB (6-0, 181)	Maryland	Junior
Evan Wibberley	iOL (6-5, 301)	WKU	Redshirt Junior
Kam Olds	EDGE (6-4, 252)	Buffalo/Kent State	Senior
David Gusta	iDL (6-3, 316)	Washington State	Redshirt Senior
Troy Stellato	WR (6-1, 178)	Clemson	Redshirt Senior
Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace	DL (6-4, 265)	South Dakota	Redshirt Junior
Tru Edwards	WR (6-2, 200)	Hawaii/Louisiana Tech	Super Senior
Shiyazh Pete	T (6-8, 321)	New Mexico State	Redshirt Senior
Hardley Gilmore IV	WR (6-1, 165)	Nebraska	Sophomore
Lorenzo Cowan	EDGE (6-3, 247)	USC	Redshirt Freshman