Louisville transfer RB Peny Boone cuts list down to two

Louisville transfer running back Peny Boone tells On3 he has cut his list of schools down to four.

The 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year rushed for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also tallying 219 yards receiving and a touchdown catch this past season. Boone is a former transfer Maryland, though his college production took off at Toledo.

Boone is down to Georgia and Kentucky.

Georgia has been looking for an experienced tailback that can complement Trevor Etienne. The Florida transfer was a needed pickup for the Bulldogs. With Kendall Milton off to the NFL, Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs wanted to add a veteran back to their roster. Georgia added plenty of talent at the position in its 2024 recruiting class — Nathaniel Frazier, Dwight Phillips and Chauncey Bowens.

Kentucky missed out on the Damien Martinez sweepstakes, which Miami is leading.

Boone did not leave Louisville because the Cardinals pushed him out. The transfer would have helped the Cardinals have one of the top backfields in the ACC with former Miami running back Don Chaney, who just transferred into Louisville this offseason, too. In his four seasons with the Hurricanes, he rushed for 852 career yards and six touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry.

In four years in college, Peny Boone has recorded 2,101 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing, as well as 326 yards and one touchdown receiving. Because of his productivity, Boone is likely to get several looks from more high-profile programs.

Before enrolling at Maryland, Boone was a four-star prospect and the No. 380 overall recruit in the 2020 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was also the No. 37 running back in his class and the No. 10 overall player in the state of Michigan, hailing from Detroit (MI) Martin Luther King.