Decision to install true freshman as UK’s starting quarterback for season finale vs. Louisville carries major program implications.

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops announced a quarterback change Monday: Freshman Cutter Boley will start Saturday afternoon versus Louisville.

After some back-and-forth between passers over the last few weeks, Kentucky Football head coach Mark Stoops has decided to officially make a quarterback change. Stoops announced on Monday that true fr

Cutter Boley got thrown to the wolves at Texas. Facing the second-ranked defense in the nation, in front of 100,000 people while trailing 17 points, the true freshman didn’t flinch. He’s being rewarded with his first career start against Louisville in the Governor’s Cup.

The Cutter Boley era for Kentucky football is here.

The Cats have won the last five games against the Cardinals, tying a Louisville five-game winning streak from 2011-15 for the longest streak in the series. Last season, Kentucky upset the ninth-ranked Cardinals 38-31 in the Derby City. UK head coach Mark Stoops has never shied away from the importance of Kentucky’s rivalry with Louisville.

Kentucky will have a new starting quarterback when the Wildcats close out the season against Louisville on Saturday.

Cutter Boley will start for the Kentucky Wildcats when they play host to the Louisville Cardinals this Saturday in the 2024 Governor’s Cup. On Monday, head coach Mark Stoops announced that Boley would get the starting nod.