Following the departure of head coach John Calipari, incoming freshman five-star recruit Jayden Quaintance requested to be released from his national letter of intent to reopen his recruitment on Wednesday.
The news was reported by Eric Bossi of 247Sports and ESPN’s Jeff Borzello.
Many fans had gotten excited at reports that Quaintance may be willing to stay in Lexington following Calipari’s departure, but the five-star out of Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina, extinguished those hopes.
Quaintance received offers from SEC foes in Missouri and Florida, while also receiving interest from Ohio State and South Florida before ultimately committing to Kentucky on Nov.