Report: Toledo Transfer RB Peny Boone 'Expected' to Visit Louisville

The Louisville football program will be reportedly be getting one of the top available transfers on campus.

Former Toledo running back and 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year Peny Boone is "expected" to visit the Cardinals this Friday, Jan. 5, according to On3's Pete Nakos. Florida State is also "pushing hard" to get a visit out of Boone according to Nakos.

Last week, Boone announced that Louisville and Florida State were in his top three transfer destinations, with Kentucky rounding out the trio.

As of Jan. 3, Boone is regarded as the eighth-best uncommitted player in the transfer portal and the No. 25 overall player to enter the portal in this cycle, according to On3. He's also top uncommitted running back and the second-best running back to entire the portal behind Trevor Etienne.

The 6-foot-1, 245-pound power back was one of the most productive running backs this season not only among the Group of Five, but in all of college football. Playing in all 13 of Toledo's games with 10 starts, Boone ran for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns on 194 carries, while also catching 15 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown. Both his rushing total and 1,619 yards from scrimmage currently rank eighth in the FBS.

The Detroit, Mich. native spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Maryland, but was never more than a rotational piece. During his time with the Terrapins, he logged 58 carries for 258 yards and two touchdowns across 14 games played. Boone then opted to transfer to Toledo ahead of the 2022 season, where he rushed for 439 yards and three touchdowns in his first year with the Rockets.

Potentially landing Boone would be a big boost to Louisville's running back room. With Jawhar Jordan heading to the NFL and Isaac Guerendo graduating, it leaves just Maurice Turner and Keyjuan Brown as the only scholarship returners. The Cardinals are also bringing in Miami transfer Donald Chaney Jr., as well as true freshmen Isaac Brown and Duke Watson.

Louisville has landed 17 players through the transfer portal so far in this cycle, while also seeing 16 players depart and transfer elsewhere. They currently possess the No. 2 transfer portal class in the cycle, according to On3.

The Cardinals finished their 2023 season with an overall mark of 10-4 (7-1 in ACC) including a berth in the program's first ever ACC Championship Game, but ended year one under head coach Jeff Brohm on a three-game losing streak.