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Kentucky is pursuing New Mexico State tailback transfer Seth McGowan
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.
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 |