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Kentucky · SEC
Kentucky · SECKentucky’s Cowan Has a Case for a Bigger 2026 Role
The former USC transfer recorded 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in nine games last season as Will Stein looks for a major pass-rush threat.
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AUG 28, 2026
AUG 28, 2026
Kentucky offered Cowan out of high school, but the Savannah, Georgia, edge committed to USC. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound former three-star recruit redshirted at USC before transferring to Kentucky.
Cowan appeared in nine games and made two starts last season, recording 13 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Kentucky went 5-7, and coach Will Stein needs a pass rusher to emerge as a major threat. Cowan’s production gives him a plausible case for a larger role in 2026, though he has not been named a starter.
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