Former Kentucky running back Jamarion Wilcox pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual misconduct stemming from an incident that occurred Aug 20. 2025, in Lexington. Wilcox entered his plea on July 31, according to Fayette County Circuit Court records. His sentencing hearing is set for 8:30 a.m., Sept. 18. Sexual misconduct has a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $500 fine, according to Wilcox’s plea documents. Wilcox was suspended from the program for the entire 2025 season after the event. The woman, whom The Courier Journal is not identifying as a victim of alleged sexual assault, filed for a protective order after saying Wilcox entered her room at 1 a.m. without her consent while he was visiting her roommate in their apartment. The victim told Wilcox he was in the wrong room after he walked in while she was sleeping. After she asked Wilcox where her roommate was, the petition alleges the running back proceeded "to laugh" and attempted "to start touching me again."
The woman said she ran out of her room and spoke with her roommate. While the petition states the roommate tried to get Wilcox to leave the woman's bed, "he refused for a couple of minutes." The petition states the woman then called 911. "The police came to my apartment to escort him out," she wrote, "in which he refused to do so for at least 20 minutes." Per court documents, after the woman filed a temporary interpersonal protective order against Wilcox, Fayette District Court ordered him to "be restrained from committing further acts of abuse or threats of abuse, stalking or sexual assault" and that he refrain "from any unauthorized contact" with the alleged victim. The court also ordered Wilcox to stay at least 500 feet away from the woman. Wilcox led Kentucky in rushing yards with 590 rushing yards and two touchdowns during the 2024 season. After being suspended for the entire 2025 season, he entered the transfer portal and signed with Marshall. Wilcox is no longer on the Thundering Herd's roster. Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack. Reach sports trending writer Alaina Morris at amorris@gannett.com and follow her on X at @alainammorris. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Former Kentucky RB Jamarion Wilcox pleads guilty to sexual misconduct