The Kentucky Wildcats have added a new quarterback to their locker room, and it's one who will come in and be the starter. Zach Calzada has one year left to play after using the medical redshirt he obtained via injury at Auburn. He was QB1 for Texas A&M and was supposed to be at Auburn but struggled with injury. He moved to an FCS school, Incarnate Word, to prove it and be developed (like Cam Ward was), and now he is ready to take on the SEC again—this time for the Kentucky Wildcats.
He was recruited to come to Lexington to be the starting quarterback, which is great news for the Cats, but it poses a problem. The Kentucky Wildcats already have two other quarterbacks on the roster who started games for the team last season: Brock Vandagriff and Cutter Boley. There isn't much to report on Vandagriff, but it appears he is moving on, maybe even from football completely. He only has one year of eligibility left himself and struggled to retain the starting job for the Wildcats.
What does it mean for the young up-and-coming quarterback in Cutter Boley? He was a true freshman last year and a highly touted high school recruit. He was to be developed to be the next starting quarterback after Vandagriff and when Brock was unable to play due to injury or struggling, Boley was turned to as a true freshman. Boley showed promise but ultimately still needs to develop.
The plan for Boley is the same. He was always going to spend two years behind a veteran quarterback while he developed. The only change is that he is going to do that now, developing behind a quarterback different from the original one of Vandagriff. The goal of bringing Vandagriff to the Wildcats was to be a two-year starter. That changed, but the timeline remains the same for Boley.