The state of Kentucky rarely produces elite football players. The 2019 class is one of the most talented in decades, but on Sunday Tanner Bowles became the latest four-star prospect to announce he will leave the Commonwealth to play college football.
There are five Top 300 football players from the state of Kentucky in the 2019 recruiting class. Four of them have already committed to perennial powerhouses outside of the state. A rare recruiting opportunity, Mark Stoops has missed out on the best of the bunch. History tells us the Cats are in trouble.