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2026 OT Tyreek Jemison decommits from Kentucky

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Tyreek Jemison (Photo: Kentucky Athletics)
Tyreek Jemison (Photo: Kentucky Athletics)

Dallas (Ga.) Paulding County three-star offensive lineman Tyreek Jemison has decommitted from Kentucky, he told Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett on Wednesday.

Jemison had been pledged to the Wildcats since the end of June. At the time, he picked UK over Mississippi State, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, North Carolina and NC State. Each of those programs received official visits in May and June, but ultimately Kentucky won out.

Now though, he is back on the market with a little less than two months until National Signing Day.

The 6-foot-5, 336-pounder is the No. 576 overall prospect in the 2026 class, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.

Jemsion also ranks as the nation’s No. 42 offensive tackle and No. 64 offensive tackle.

He becomes the second offensive tackle to decommit from the Wildcats this cycle. In July, four-star Jarvis Strickland, who plays at Paducah Tilghman (Ky.) flipped his commitment from Kentucky to in-state rival Louisville. His decommitment drops Kentucky to just 14 pledges, with a class that ranks No. 44 nationally and No. 14 in the SEC.

Mark Stoops adamant about sticking it out at Kentucky

Despite a downturn on the field in recent years for the ‘Cats, head coach Mark Stoops insists he doesn’t plan to step down from his position.

Last week, Lexington radio personality Alan Cutler reported that Stoops told Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart that he wanted out from the program following last season’s loss to Tennessee. Stoops denied it on Saturday.

“I hate to give anything like that legs,” Stoops said postgame. “There’s zero. I told you last year, you know what I mean? You guys could write and say what you want about me but there’s zero chance I’m walking away. Zero. There’s no quit in me. That’s unequivocally 100% false and anyone who says anything else is lying.”

The 58-year-old is the longest-tenured head coach in the SEC and in the country. Since he took over in 2013, he led the ‘Cats to a 69-76 (28-65) record with eight consecutive bowl appearances from 2016-2023 (4-4 record).