Kentucky TE announces he has decided to enter NCAA transfer portal
After two seasons in Mark Stoops’ Kentucky football program, a Wildcats tight end has decided to explore opportunities elsewhere.
On Wednesday, Nikolas Ognenovic tweeted that he has decided to enter the transfer portal. In his note, Ognenovic thanked Stoops, assistant coach Vince Marrow and former Kentucky offensive coordinator Eddie Gran for the opportunity to play at UK.
“I would like to thank Coach Stoops, Coach Marrow, and Coach Gran, as well as the entire University of Kentucky football staff for the opportunity to be a Wildcat. After a lot of praying and discussion with my family, I have decided to enter the transfer portal,” Ognenovic tweeted.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Ognenovic was rated a 3-star prospect on the 247Sports Composite in the class of 2019. He committed to Kentucky on July 4, 2018, signing with the Wildcats over 13 other offers, including Ole Miss.
Ognenovic was a redshirt freshman in 2020. His first year in Lexington, Ognenovic played in two games, allowing him to redshirt. This past season, he appeared in seven games.
I don’t recall his name getting called on any of the radio or TV broadcasts. Do any other Cat fans remember him? Best of luck to him where ever he lands.
He briefly played when Bates got hurt in the middle of the year, but didn’t get a catch and was stuck behind Rigg, Upshaw, and Bates and all are retufning. UK will probably use two TEs quite a bit (especially with Upshaw as essentially being receiver) but he was still going to be fourth on the depth chart. It’ll be a rough year for transfers given all the returning players, I hope he finds a good situation.
Wish him the best.understandable with well Upshaw and Rigg played both should be back as well as a big time recruit from here in ky. Lots of big time schools offered so we should still be loaded at tightend.bunch of studs.
I feel sorry for any kid entering the portal. To allow seniors to return when a season was played is going to hurt a bunch of kids. NCAA really screwed the pooch on this one.