{"id":108497,"date":"2026-01-02T15:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/108497\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:40:08","slug":"former-texas-rb-cj-baxter-among-additional-kentucky-transfer-portal-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/108497\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas RB CJ Baxter Among Additional Kentucky Transfer Portal Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky is firing on all cylinders on the opening day of the transfer portal. We reported a handful of visitors at midnight<\/a>. That list has nearly doubled in size in less than 12 hours. <\/p>\n

On Friday morning, Pete Thamel reported<\/a> that CJ Baxter<\/a> will take his first visit of the transfer portal period to Kentucky. KSR can confirm that the former Texas running back is expected to be in Lexington this weekend. <\/p>\n

A former five-star recruit, Baxter was the top-ranked running back in the class of 2023 when he signed with the Horns. He earned Freshman All-American honors and was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection after rushing for 659 yards (4.8 ypc.) and five touchdowns in his debut. Baxter suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of his sophomore year. Injuries limited him to only eight games in 2025. He\u2019s expected to have two years of eligibility remaining. <\/p>\n

Clocking in at 6-1, 227 pounds, Baxter is a physical back that can move the pile in short-yardage situations. He was the No. 1 running back in America because he has some breakaway speed to combine with that exceptional size. Running back is a position of need for Kentucky and could be addressed with more than one player during the transfer portal period.<\/p>\n

Two Transfer Portal Defensive Linemen Expected to Visit Kentucky<\/p>\n

Baxter is not the only former SEC player being targeted by Kentucky in the transfer portal. On3\u2019s Hayes Fawcett reports<\/a> that Arkansas DL Ian Geffrard<\/a> is expected to visit Kentucky. He\u2019ll also take trips to SMU, Auburn, and Texas. <\/p>\n

Geffrard is a 6-5, 387-pound interior defensive lineman who started in all 12 games for the Razorbacks this fall at nose guard. A Georgia native, he had 25 tackles and eight pressures during his redshirt sophomore campaign. He\u2019ll have two years of eligibility remaining. <\/p>\n

Kentucky is dipping its toes in waters outside of the SEC, too. On3\u2019s Steve Wiltfong reports West Georgia defensive lineman\u00a0Kourtney Kelly<\/a> has booked a trip to Kentucky for next weekend. Last fall, the 6-3, 281-pound Kelly had 17 tackles and four sacks. Clemson appears to be the school to beat, with the Tigers getting the first visit. <\/p>\n

Want more Kentucky football intel?\u00a0<\/a>Join KSR Plus for the chaotic transfer portal season right now and receive 50% off an annual subscription.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kentucky is firing on all cylinders on the opening day of the transfer portal. We reported a handful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[48764,48765,48766,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-108497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-cj-baxter-23-edgewater","tag-ian-geffrard-23-whitefield-academy","tag-kourtney-kelly-24-carver","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}