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Jovon Bouknight to Marshall, per report

The Kentucky Wildcats will be losing another staff member this offseason, as Jovon Bouknight will be leaving the program to become the new wide receivers coach at Marshall.

The news was first reported by Matt Zenitz of On3.

Marshall is expected to hire Kentucky’s Jovon Bouknight as wide receivers coach, sources tell @on3sports.

Bouknight, a former All-American wide receiver at Wyoming, has been at Kentucky the last two years. Was previously the receivers coach at Oregon.https://t.co/k5bN5NhJoE— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 2, 2022

After being brought in from Oregon to fill the wide receivers coaching position, Bouknight was demoted this past season after being arrested in May on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of an open container, and also speeding 26 mph over the speed limit.