The Kentucky Wildcats continue to see a mass exodus of players as they now have up to 23 total portal entries. The good news is while they are still bleeding, they've been able to stop it a little. The entries have slowed down and they've been able to get seven new players in. The one position group they knew they had to improve immediately was the offensive line, and that's where most of their focus has been. It's also where most of the players exiting have come from.
The newest lineman to enter the portal is former 4-star recruit Koby Keenum, a backup center for the Wildcats this season. He saw action in eleven games as a redshirt freshman and was graded as one of the better offensive linemen for the Wildcats, but it seems clear that Kentucky has decided to turn the whole line over and start again.
New: Kentucky backup center Koby Keenum has entered the transfer portal @TheCatsPause247 has learned.
— Aaron Gershon (@agershon99) December 19, 2024
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Keenum has only used one year of eligibility and will be able to go and play three more seasons at his new destination. This is good news for him, as he clearly has a lot of talent. While it may feel like an immediate loss for the Cats, it's part of the shake-up that Stoops said was coming.
Kentucky was rated as one of the worst offensive line groups in all of the SEC last year and was way down the list in all of college football, too. They have prioritized getting a new line at the cost of some of their current players. Kentucky has added Joshua Braun, Alexander Wollschlaeger, and Wallace Unamba to their line so far in this portal. They will need to add a few more to really get the numbers back up after the transfers, but it seems as if they are committed to doing so.