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How Kentucky football transfers really did after leaving in 2025

The 2024 Kentucky roster and the 2025 version barely look related, like somebody hit “shuffle” and didn’t check the results.

That’s the portal era, sure. But Kentucky’s churn was still jarring, roughly 50 new faces, one extra win, and a fan base left doing what fans do best: tracking the guys who left and asking the question nobody says politely.

Was the grass greener?

Some answers are encouraging. Some are complicated. And a couple are just sad.

Kentucky football transfers in 2025 quarterbacks and skill players

Let’s start with the names fans actually argued about in group chats.