A full game of problems for Kentucky: Not starting Cutter Boley the biggest mistake

The Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Texas Longhorns 31-14. The game was full of mistakes, problems, frustrations, and missed chances. The Wildcats did not look like a well-coached or well-prepared team. The biggest mistake was waiting until the second half to play Cutter Boley, who looked like the only competent quarterback on the roster.

Brock Vandagriff started the game and was 3-7 on 51 yards with both a touchdown and an interception. He did not look sharp, and many speculated that he was injured. He made weird decisions in the game and easily could have had one more interception to add to this line. If it wasn't for a big catch by Ja'Mori Maclin for 42 yards, Vandagriff would have been 2-7 for 9 yards in the half.

The game felt like it had already gotten away by half-time with a 24-7 score, and Mark Stoops turned to true freshman Cutter Boley. He came in looking fresh with multiple big throws in the opening drive, one of them being called back on an offensive line hold. He was making crisp, decisive passing.

Boley finished the game with 10-18 on 160 yards passing and one interception (on a last-ditch heave at the end of the game). While he didn't convert a score, he looked like a quarterback that should have played the entire game. He was Kentucky's best chance to win at quarterback.

The overall results weren't there because Bush Hamdan did not call a great game. There were flashes, but so many wasted play calls. There were opportunities against Texas, but the game was called with a "one step forward, two steps back" approach.

Mark Stoops has to turn to Cutter Boley for the entire game against Louisville next week. That's one of the ways he can help fans see the future. As of now, there's just not much hope knowing that Stoops is going to give Big Blue Nation more of the same next year. Kentucky needs to play Boley for an entire game.