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We're only three weeks into the 2025 Kentucky football season, and we have a full-blown quarterback controversy, one that also features a weird

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Zach Calzada Returns to Kentucky Football Practice

Ole Miss remains in the top-10 in most computer rankings as we enter Week 3 of the college football season. The Rebels have a spread tempo offense

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Luckett's Film Notebook: Kentucky misses opportunity against Ole Miss

The Kentucky Wildcats brought in veteran transfer Zach Calzada in to try and spark the offense through the quarterback position. However, through two

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Zach Calzada injury: Mark Stoops reveals Kentucky QB's mindset while sidelined

Mark Stoops wanted to clarify his post-Ole Miss comments about the quarterback position and whether Zach Calzada or Cutter Boley would lead the

Cutter Boley vs. Ole Miss (Photo via Mont Dawson, Kentucky Sports Radio)

Mark Stoops isn't ready to name a starter, but 'I know Cutter (Boley) is going to play.'

Kentucky's quarterback situation did not receive any clarity on Monday. Mark Stoops was unwilling to provide too many details on Zach Calzada's

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Mark Stoops Unsure if Zach Calzada will Start vs. Eastern Michigan

The college football season is just two weeks old and, already, it seems like it's been largely turned on its head. Within the SEC, it's no surprise

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SEC QB Rankings: ESPN ranks SEC signal callers first to last after Week 2

Kentucky quarterback Zach Calzada left the Wildcats' 30-23 loss to Ole Miss in the fourth quarter after appearing to suffer a shoulder injury. On

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Zach Calzada injury update: Mark Stoops reveals Kentucky QB's status

The first adversity of the season has arrived for the Kentucky football program. It likely won't be the last wave to arrive. How will this team

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Monday Huddle: Kentucky has QB controversy in Week 3

The counting stats were better, but the eye test was worse. There wasn't much to love about Kentucky's passing attack with Zach Calzada under center

Zach Calzada vs. Ole Miss (Photo via Mont Dawson, Kentucky Sports Radio)

Zach Calzada didn't have much to say following second straight no-show at Kentucky

All plays matter in football but the snaps on third and fourth down loom much larger than the rest. These are the plays that determine if drives are

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Zach Calzada (5) launched the ball downfield as the Kentucky Wildcats faced off against the Ole Miss Rebels at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Ole Miss defeated Kentucky, 30-23. (© Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Ole Miss beats Kentucky in critical money downs

You could feel it in the stadium. The Kentucky passing attack was struggling. Folks looked to the sideline to see if No. 8 was warming up. That

Kentucky QB Cutter Boley vs. Ole Miss, via Mont Dawson, KSR

Don't Bank on a  Quarterback Change to Fix Kentucky's Passing Problems

Mark Stoops and his coaching staff underwent a huge rebuild in the offseason. After struggling to compete and not giving themselves enough chances to

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Kentucky shows resolve amid sloppy offense, leaky big-play defense in another SEC home loss

Zach Calzada left Kentucky's 30-23 loss to Ole Miss with six minutes to go with a shoulder injury, leaving Cutter Boley to take over at quarterback.

Stoops will reevaluate Kentucky's quarterback situation regardless of Zach Calzada's status

Kentucky quarterback Zach Calzada departed Saturday afternoon’s clash against No. 20 Ole Miss due to an injury. Backup quarterback Cutter Boley

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Zach Calzada injury update: Mark Stoops gives latest on Kentucky QB after loss to Ole Miss

Kentucky had a chance to knock off a Top 20 foe at Kroger Field. Ole Miss landed plenty of knockout punches, but the Cats still had a chance in the

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Kentucky Makes Late QB Switch, Misses Opportunity in 30-23 Loss to Ole Miss

The Kentucky offense was not a fine-tuned machine in the season opener. Self-inflicted mistakes prevented the Wildcats from ever finding a rhythm,

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4 Simple Changes Kentucky Can Make to Improve the Offense

Kentucky entered Week 2 last year fresh off a shutout home win over Southern Miss in a game that included a long weather delay before an ultimate

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Luckett's Play Sheet: Kentucky hosts Ole Miss in pivotal spot for this football program

College football fans know Zach Calzada as the quarterback who helped Texas A&M take down top-ranked Alabama. That win helped convince Kentucky

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Incarnate Word Coach Details Zach Calzada's Transformation as a Quarterback

Kentucky fans may have been demoralized by the Wildcats' passing attack after a frustrating day against Toledo in the season opener, but the opposing

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Kentucky, Ole Miss expect improved passing attack from Cats

No one needs a bounce-back game more than Zach Calzada. Even though this is Calzada's seventh season of college football, his Kentucky debut was

Mark Stoops likes how Zach Calzada has responded in practice this week

Saturday's game won't be Zach Calzada's first run-in with Ole Miss. In 2021, Calzada was the starting quarterback at Texas A&M when the Aggies

Nov 13, 2021; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Zach Calzada (10) drops back to pass against the Mississippi Rebels during the first quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images

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Zach Calzada can erase old Ole Miss memories on Saturday

Coming off a 24-16 win over Toledo in their season opener, the Wildcats are jumping into SEC play this week when they play host to No. 20 Ole Miss.

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UK Football Practice Notebook - Sept. 2

Kentucky failed to create explosive plays through the air against Toledo, but it wasn't for a lack of effort. The Wildcats threw eight passes more

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How Kentucky Can Improve Deep-Ball Accuracy

Kentucky opened its 2025 campaign on Saturday with a 24-16 win over Toledo in Lexington. It marked Kentucky‘s fifth consecutive win in its season

Mark Stoops: It would have been premature to replace Zach Calzada with Cutter Boley in Week 1

Kentucky went through a legitimate rebuild in the offseason. The goal during that rebuild was to build a team that could get the program back to its

Zach Calzada rushes for touchdown behind Kentucky offensive line (Photo via Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio)

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