Gavin Wimsatt is in position to be starting quarterback at Jacksonville State

Cutter Boley is the only scholarship player in Kentucky’s quarterback room in 2024 still on the roster in 2025. Brock Vandagriff retired from football but another Kentucky quarterback is in position to be a starter this fall.

Owensboro (Ky.) High product Gavin Wimsatt committed to Jacksonville State on Jan. 5 after entering the transfer portal on Dec. 9. The former Rutgers quarterback is now in position to be a starter in the C-USA as a redshirt senior.

New head coach Charles Kelly told reporters at C-USA Media Day that Wimsatt leads the open quarterback competition for new offensive coordinator Clint Trickett.

Charles Kelly confirms what we already knew about the quarterback race: Gavin Wimsatt still leads the pack.

"I would say Gavin is in the driver's seat, and he's shown good leadership, good poise. We'll see how that race develops."

— Thomas Ashworth (@_ThomasAshworth) July 22, 2025

Gavin Wimsatt played in eight games for Kentucky last season as a backup and situational wildcat quarterback. The former four-star recruit completed just 41 percent of his 39 pass attempts with three touchdowns and four interceptions. Wimsatt rushed for 196 non-sack yards and recorded two more touchdowns. The veteran’s career completion percentage is under 50 percent but has over 900 non-sack rushing yards in his career with 13 rushing touchdowns.

Jacksonville State seems ready to hand the Kentucky transfer the keys to the offense as they transition out of Rich Rodriguez‘s spread option attack.

Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker

This is where every outgoing Kentucky player landed this offseason.

• DL Keeshawn Silver (Committed to USC on Dec. 19)
• DB Avery Stuart (Committed to Ball State on Jan. 5)
• LB Jayvant Brown (Committed to Temple on Jan. 9)
• TE Tanner Lemaster (Committed to Eastern Michigan on Dec. 22)
• TE Khamari Anderson (Committed to Arizona State on Dec. 22)
• TE Jordan Dingle (Committed to South Carolina on Dec. 18)
• OL Courtland Ford (Committed to UCLA on Dec. 17)
• OL Ben Christman (Committed to UNLV on Dec. 27)
• OL Dylan Ray (Committed to Minnesota on Dec. 21)
• OL Koby Keenum (Committed to Mississippi State on Dec. 22)
• DL Tommy Ziesmer (Committed to EKU on Dec. 15)
• WR Dane Key (Committed to Nebraska on Dec. 24)
• WR Barion Brown (Committed to LSU on Dec. 14)
• WR Anthony Brown-Stephens (Committed to Tulane on Jan. 7)
• WR Brandon White (Committed to Hawaii on Dec. 28)
• EDGE Tyreese Fearbry (Committed to Wisconsin on Dec. 22)
• EDGE Noah Matthews (Committed to Delaware on Jan. 7)
• EDGE Caleb Redd (Committed to Kansas on Dec. 20)
• RB Chip Trayanum (Committed to Toledo on Dec. 24)
• QB Gavin Wimsatt (Committed to Jacksonville State on Jan. 5)
• DL Kendrick Gilbert (Committed to Louisville on April 29)
• OL Daniel Mincey (Committed to UAB on May 16)
• OL Anfernee Crease (Committed to Texas State on April 29)
• CB Jiquavious “Quavo” Marshall (Committed to Liberty on April 27)
• OL Marc Nave Jr. (Committed to Purdue on April 22)
• OL Wallace Unamba (Committed to Virginia on April 20)
• DL Dennious Jackson (Committed to Colorado State on May 8)
• DL Darrion Henry-Young (Committed to Coastal Carolina on May 2)

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