Report: Kentucky transfer Beau Allen wins QB1 battle at Tarleton State

Beau Allen is a starting quarterback – is what Kentucky football fans believed they could be saying about the Lexington native in one year’s time. Instead, Allen took his talents to Tarleton State, where he has reportedly won the battle for QB1 ahead of the 2022 season.

Allen played in just five games and threw only 19 passes over two seasons at UK. The small sample size was nothing compared to what he accomplished in high school, becoming one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the state’s history out of Lexington Catholic High School, which sits just miles away from Kroger Field.

His dreams of starting at quarterback for his hometown team might be behind him, but has a great chance to prove his worth as the guy down at Tarleton State. They will kick their season off on Sept. 1 against Mississippi Valley before playing the TCU Horned Frogs the following week.

Kentucky QB depth will be worrisome in 2022

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Beau Allen has decided to move on from Kentucky football after spending 2.5 years on campus. The former top-500 recruit and Lexington (Ky.) Catholic product was unable to make a true push for playing time for the hometown team and has entered the transfer portal.

Suddenly, Kentucky is down to three scholarship quarterbacks for the 2022 season. For offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello, that lack of depth is concerning in the short term.

Will Levis is entering his second season as QB1 in Lexington, and the redshirt senior has emerged as a legitimate NFL Draft prospect. After throwing for 2,812 yards on 8.0 yards per attempt to go along with 514 non-sack rushing yards on 6.0 yards per rush, expectations are very high for the returnee. The 6-foot-3 quarterback taking the next step would allow the Kentucky offense to enter a stratosphere the program has not been in during the modern college football era.

KSR’s Adam Luckett contributed to this report.