Career
• Transferred to Kentucky in 2025 after one season at New Mexico State (2024), one season at Butler (Kansas) Community College (2023) and one season at Oklahoma (2020)
• Played in 31 career games (8 at Oklahoma, 12 at New Mexico State and 11 at UK) with 21 starting assignments (11 at New Mexico State and 10 at UK)
• Totaled 375 career rushes for 1,918 yards and 18 scores and averaged 5.1 yards per rush average
• Also recorded 55 career catches for 604 receiving yards with four receiving touchdowns
• Had three 100-yard career games (Eastern Michigan and USC, ’25 and Western Kentucky ’24)

2025 – Senior
• Invited to the Panini Senior Bowl
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
• Played in 11 games with 10 starts
• Did not play vs. Tennessee with injury
• Led UK with 165 carries for 725 yards and a team-best 12 rushing TDs
• Ranked 9th in the SEC in rushing yards per game (65.91) and 10th in total rushing yards (725)
• Ranked 21st nationally and fourth in the SEC in rushing TDs (12)
• Had a career-high-tying 18 carries for 104 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in the win over Eastern Michigan … Became the first player since Ray Davis vs. Florida in 2023 to have three rushing touchdowns in a game
• Rushed 17 times for 112 yards and one touchdown at South Carolina, marking his second consecutive 100-yard rushing game and third of his career
• First UK player with at least 75 yards rushing and a touchdown rushing in each of the first four games of the season since George Adams in 1984
• Named honorable mention Player of the Week by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award for his play vs. EMU
• Led the team with a career-best seven catches for 68 yards receiving vs. Texas … Seven catches were the most for a UK running back since Raymond Sanders caught seven vs. Georgia in 2010
• Named one of four game captains at Auburn and led the Wildcats in rushing with 53 yards on 21 carries against a stout run defense
• Had a career-high 22 carries for 92 yards, including two touchdown runs in the win over Florida
• Named honorable mention Player of the Week by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award for his play vs. Florida
• Rushed 17 times for 72 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns in the win over Tennessee Tech … also had three vs. Eastern Michigan) … First UK player with two games of three rushing TDs in the same season since Benny Snell in 2017… First player to have three rushing touchdowns in the first half since Will Levis at Louisville on Nov. 27, 2021
• Named honorable mention Player of the Week by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award for his play Tennessee Tech

2024 – Junior (New Mexico State)
• Played in all 12 games, starting the final 11
• Finished the year as the Aggies leading rusher, totaling 813 yards on 153 carries to average 5.3 yards per carry
• Tallied three rushing touchdowns on the season, including two rushing touchdowns in the season opener against SEMO on Aug. 31
• Finished the year ranked fourth among CUSA backs in rushing yards per game (67.8)
• Also hauled in 23 catches for 277 yards and a team-best three touchdowns, including one in each of the final two games of the year
• Finished the season ranked second on the team in receptions (23) while ranking third on the team in receiving yards (277)1
• Finished with over 100 all-purpose yards three times to help him conclude the 2024 season ranked ninth in the league in all-purpose yards per game at 90.8
• Posted a 100-yard rushing game against Western Kentucky when he totaled a career-high 113 yards and a rushing touchdown on just 15 carries
• 2024 Second Team All-CUSA Offense
• 2024 College Football Network Third Team All-CUSA

2023 – Sophomore (Butler Community College)
• Played in six games and tallied 125 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries while averaging 3.2 yards per attempt

2020 – Freshman (Oklahoma)
• Appeared in seven games as a true freshman
• Rushed 58 times for 370 yards and three touchdowns and averaged 6.4 yards per carry
• Added 13 receptions for 201 yards and one touchdown
• Notched a 73-yard rush and three catches for 70 yards in the Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida

High School
• Was a consensus four-star recruit coming out of Poteet High School in Texas
• Ranked No. 147 in the 2020 class by ESPN, No. 168 by 247Sports, and No. 174 by Rivals
• Rated the No. 13 running back nationally by Rivals and No. 16 by 247Sports and ESPN
• Ranked among the top 30 recruits in Texas
• Rushed for over 3,700 yards and 45 touchdowns during his high school career

Personal
• Born in Dallas, Texas
• Son of Cassandra and Stephen McGowan
• Has one brother, Sean McGowan
• Major is liberal studies

Seth Says
• After football, his dream job is to train and mentor
• One thing most people don’t know him is that he enjoys yoga and can play the clarinet
• One word to describe him on the field is “relentless”
• What motivates him to work hard is for his family and his legacy
• His favorite family recipe to make is Texas Hash