Lance Jackson/Bo Barnes

[Hank South]

CJ and I caught a workout today at Westlake that featured a number of college athletes from across the country. We were there for Colin Simmons and Lance Jackson, but bumped into Bo Barnes. He's doing well at UK. Says CJ Baxter is fully healthy too. Awesome kid. Wish him well. 

 

[Deep in the heart]

Wish we could've made it work with him. I have a feeling he's going to make some noise at UK.

[CJ Vogel]

Bo is great, man. Really wish it could've worked at Texas. 

He's going to kill it at UK this year and the remaining years of his time in Lexington. Said he doesn't do much but football related activities. Going to be a fun watch this year.

[MBHORNSFAN]

15 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Bo is great, man. Really wish it could've worked at Texas. 

He's going to kill it at UK this year and the remaining years of his time in Lexington. Said he doesn't do much but football related activities. Going to be a fun watch this year.

 

He made his choice to leave.....  

[closetojumping]

17 minutes ago, Deep in the heart said:

Wish we could've made it work with him. I have a feeling he's going to make some noise at UK.

Make some noise at UK? If he does, he'll be in the portal the first day it opens. Hell, he'll probably be in the portal the first day it opens irrespective of how he performs at Kentucky, who am I kidding? 

[JurassicSark]

17 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Make some noise at UK? If he does, he'll be in the portal the first day it opens. Hell, he'll probably be in the portal the first day it opens irrespective of how he performs at Kentucky, who am I kidding? 

Why portal? If he gets good playing time and can really shine against SEC competition at UK, he can get drafted. Being on a bad team makes standing out a little easier and portal every year isn't a great look either.

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Was he another “i know my worth” while barely contributing on the field casualty?

[Hank South]

1 minute ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Was he another “i know my worth” while barely contributing on the field casualty?

Nah. Several of the 2025 class took pay cuts this offseason (really it was just no signing bonuses and normal pay compared to Year 1 for where he was slotted) and he was willing to do that as well but felt like there was more of an opportunity to go contribute faster elsewhere with Texas bringing in the number of LBs they did in the portal and from the HS ranks. And obviously Kentucky was paying him more. 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

7 minutes ago, Hank South said:

Nah. Several of the 2025 class took pay cuts this offseason (really it was just no signing bonuses and normal pay compared to Year 1 for where he was slotted) and he was willing to do that as well but felt like there was more of an opportunity to go contribute faster elsewhere with Texas bringing in the number of LBs they did in the portal and from the HS ranks. And obviously Kentucky was paying him more. 

Sounds like he is competition adverse.

The real distinction is players who would prefer to be star players on a mediocre team versus playing with stars on a winning team.

[thatdude2]

He gotta get the body fat down

 

[thatdude2]

55 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Bo is great, man. Really wish it could've worked at Texas. 

He's going to kill it at UK this year and the remaining years of his time in Lexington. Said he doesn't do much but football related activities. Going to be a fun watch this year.

Will he show out vs OU this year? Bonus question, does he hit the transfer portal to be BV's next great LB?

[hookem1014]

Wish Bo stayed. But also surprised he’s not listed as a starter for Kentucky as of now