Cutter Boley replaces Brock Vandagriff for Kentucky Football vs Louisville Cardinals 2024

It’s official. Cutter Boley will start for the Kentucky Wildcats when they host Louisville Cardinals this Saturday in the 2024 Governor’s Cup.

On Monday, head coach Mark Stoops announced that Boley would get the starting nod.

This comes after Boley’s impressive performance in Austin for Kentucky’s first showdown with Texas Longhorns as new members of the SEC. It was another game where Brock Vandagriff was unable to keep the offense going before being replaced by Boley.

The Cats fell short in a game where they had their fair share of chances to make it interesting, but ultimately failed to score inside the 5-yard line for the fifth game this season.

Kentucky kept it close in the first quarter and tied the game with a BVG touchdown pass to Josh Kattus in the second quarter, but unfortunately it seemed to be downhill for the rest of the half.

Vandagriff was just 3/7 for 51 passing yards and threw a very poor interception to go with his touchdown. Brock didn’t look entirely comfortable, especially with the Longhorns pass rush breathing down his neck after every snap, it seemed, just like the rest of the season under the Kentucky offensive line in 2024.

Second half? Boley got the nod to start it, and folks, we may have a potential quarterback for the future.

While the Kentucky defense couldn’t stop the Longhorns’ ground-and-pound attack, Boley showed there is promise and a future at the quarterback position in Lexington.

Boley came in and threw for 10/18 for 160 yards and one interception – the interception was a plea for a throw on a 3rd and 32. Just trying to convert in the final minutes. Boley looked comfortable throwing the ball when he wasn’t constantly pressured or flushed out of the pocket, but when he did, he seemed very confident throwing on the run. Boley ended up getting fired about five times.

With Vandagriff on the field, Kentucky managed to score an offensive touchdown and gave Texas (somewhat) a fit early. With Boley, the offense and the quarterback himself just looked a lot smoother and less clumsy.

Kentucky is now ineligible for a bowl game at 4-7, but Commonwealth pride is still on the line this week, and Boley will be a big part of that as a Bluegrass native.