Ohio State OG Tegra Tshabola Transfers to Kentucky

For the second straight year, offensive line was a serious need for Kentucky in the transfer portal. Will Stein is addressing it by bringing in some of the best of the best. After hitting a couple of home runs, Stein got the barrel on the ball again.

Tegra Tshabola is transferring to Kentucky from Ohio State. He’ll have one year of eligibility after starting the past two seasons for the Buckeyes. The right guard visited Kentucky on Sunday and picked the Cats over Auburn and Ole Miss.

Tshabola is a familiar name for fans who closely follow Kentucky football recruiting. A standout at Lakota West High School, the Cincinnati school has sent multiple players to Kentucky, most recently Alex Afari. Tshabola is also related to former Kentucky OT Georgia Asafo-Adjei, a Lakota West product.

A four-star talent, he was the eighth-ranked player at his position when he signed with the Buckeyes. He initially tried offensive tackle, but found his groove inside. Tshabola became the starting right guard in 2024 and held that spot through Ohio State’s run to a National Championship. He’s got 25 starts and nearly 1,500 snaps under his belt in the Big Ten trenches.

Kentucky had already landed two significant transfer portal wins on the offensive line. Lance Heard will make his case to NFL teams while commanding the left tackle position. Coleton Price, one of the top centers in the transfer portal, will be the captain in the middle of the Big Blue Wall. Tshabola is bringing an enormous 6-foot-6, 325-pound frame to fortify the light side of the line at guard.

This is a significant schematic win for new offensive line coach Cutter Leftwich. It’s also good to know that Vince Marrow is punching air right now. He spent more than five years trying to get Tshabola to play for him. All Marrow had to do was leave Kentucky to get Tegra in Blue. You love to see it.

Kentucky Transfer Portal Class

Player	Position	High School	Former School	Year
Olaus Alinen	G/T (6-6, 322)	Windson (Conn.) The Loomis Chaffee School	Alabama	Redshirt Junior
Jesse Anderson	S (6-0, 180)	Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons	Pittsburgh	Redshirt Junior
Max Anderson	iOL (6-5, 311)	Frisco (Texas) High	Tennessee	Redshirt Sophomore
Elijah “Bo” Barnes	LB (6-1, 244)	Dallas (Texas) Skyline	Texas	Redshirt Freshman
Jovantae Barnes	RB (6-0, 211)	Las Vegas (Nev.) Desert Pines	Oklahoma	Redshirt Senior
CJ Baxter Jr.	RB (6-1, 227)	Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater	Texas	Redshirt Junior
Ahmad Breaux	iDL (6-3, 278)	Ruston (La.) High	LSU	Junior
Jordan Castell	S (6-2, 213)	Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange	Florida	Senior
Xavier Daisy	WR (6-3, 210)	Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian School	UAB	Junior
Ja’Kayden Ferguson	WR (6-2, 187)	Missouri City (Texas) Thurgood Marshall	Arkansas	Sophomore
Aaron Gates	Nickel (6-0, 198)	Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian	Florida	Redshirt Junior
Jamarrion Harkless	iDL (6-3, 315)	Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass	Purdue	Redshirt Junior
Lance Heard	T (6-6, 330)	Monroe (La.) Neville	LSU | Tennessee	Senior
Mark Manfred III	CB (6-1, 175)	Marietta (Ga.) Sprayberry	Missouri	Redshirt Freshman
Kenny Minchey	QB (6-2, 208)	Hendersonville (Tenn.) Pope John Paul II	Notre Dame	Redshirt Junior
Antonio O’Berry	EDGE (6-6, 240)	Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne	Tiffin (D-II) | Gardner-Webb	6th-Year Senior
Coleton Price	iOL (6-3, 318)	Bowie (Texas) High	Baylor	Redshirt Senior
Spencer Radnoti	LS (6-3, 230)	Canton (Ga.) Cherokee	Georgia State	Redshirt Sophomore
Cyrus Reyes	S (6-1, 200)	Taylor (Texas) High	Mississippi State	Junior
Mark Robinson	T (6-5, 320)	Longwood (Fla.) Lyman	UTEP	Junior
Hasaan Sykes	CB (6-0, 185)	Tucker (Ga.) High	Western Carolina	Junior
Tegra Tshabola	OG (6-6, 325)	Lakota West (Oh.)	Ohio State	Redshirt Senior
Tavion Wallace	LB (6-1, 239)	Baxley (Ga.) Appling County	Arkansas	Sophomore
Dominic Wiseman	iDL (6-2, 300)	Davenport (Iowa) High	South Alabama	Redshirt Senior
JacQai Young	QB (6-2, 205)	Hurricane (W. Va.) High	Marshall	Redshirt Sophomore
Adam Zouagui	K (5-11, 188)	Herndon (Va.) High	Davidson | South Florida	Senior

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