Kentucky
Two Transfer Portal Quarterbacks Kentucky Fans Need to Know
Fixing the offensive line is priority No. 1 for Kentucky in the transfer portal, but it’s far from the Wildcats’ only need in free agency. We’ve heard about a high-profile running back target and a few wide receiver visitors, but all was quiet on the quarterback front. That changed on Monday.
Mark Stoops believes in Cutter Boley long term but going into a season with only three freshmen in the quarterback room is not a good idea. The Kentucky head coach said at his Signing Day press conference that the Wildcats will pursue a quarterback in the transfer portal. Today we learned about two players who could fill that need.
Maalik Murphy
Maalik Murphy was a Top-200 talent who got passed over at Texas by Arch Manning. He started in two games for the Longhorns with Quinn Ewers sidelined by injury in 2023, completing 40-71 passes for 477 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.
Without a viable future in Austin, Murphy made the move to Durham to kick-start the Manny Diaz tenure at Duke. With Murphy under center, Duke beat Florida State for the first time in school history and secured a big win on the road at NC State en route to a 9-3 record. It’s just the fourth 9-win season at Duke since 1941.
Murphy completed 60.3% of his passes for 2,933 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was not a running factor, but did punch it into the end zone for two scores. Ball security was an issue for Murphy. He led the ACC in interceptions with 12.
Zack Geoghegan confirmed reports that Murphy is expected to visit Kentucky today.
Zach Calzada
It’s a familiar name for SEC football fans. Zach Calzada‘s career began at Texas A&M. The redshirt freshman was called into action when Haynes King broke his leg in week two. He threw a game-winning touchdown against Colorado to build some early confidence. Within a few weeks, he was playing his best against the best. Calzada completed 21-31 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns to help Texas A&M topple No. 1 Alabama, the final bright spot of the Jimbo Fisher era. Calzada completed just over 56% of his passes for 2,185 yards, 17 touchdowns,, and 9 interceptions.
Calzada transferred to Auburn for Bryan Harsin’s second and final season. The quarterback did not play before undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. That’s when Calzada hit the portal again, this time dropping down to the FCS ranks.
For the last two years, Calzada has been running and gunning at Incarnate Word. In 2023 he tallied 2,598 yards and 19 touchdowns. This fall he ranked second in the FCS in passing touchdowns (35) and passing yards (3,791) with nine interceptions. Incarnate Word’s season ended with a loss to San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs.
Sources indicate that Calzada will be a transfer portal target for the Kentucky football program in the coming days and weeks. He officially entered the portal on Monday morning.
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GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) – New information has been released in the search for a missing woman at Grayson Lake.
According to game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
They say search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats, and K9 assistance.
Crews suspend search for missing teen for the night
The search is now into its third day, with officials saying on and off rain has hindered their search and that a group of 50 volunteers are walking the banks of the lake to help in the search.
Search and rescue boats have been seen at the lake as well.
Officials say there are still many questions, including if Kinney is still alive and where exactly she went missing.
They also say they’ve been using a variety of equipment, including sonar and thermal detectors, as well as helicopters and underwater drones.
WSAZ received a statement from Kinney’s family Friday afternoon:
“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, 1st responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly. We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
We are still working to get more information.
Previous coverage can be found here.
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13 things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball jackpot
Hoping to win the Powerball jackpot? Here are 13 things more likely to happen than becoming an instant millionaire.
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Cash Ball
02-08-24-32, Cash Ball: 09
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On Thursday, Kentucky’s home and away SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season were revealed and on top of learning the three opponents who they will play twice, there are some very intriguing matchups. In conference play, Kentucky will face six teams who are among the top 25 in many preseason rankings.
In SEC play, Kentucky will play Tennessee, Vandy and Ole Miss all both home and away. The home matchups include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vandy. As for the road tilts, the Wildcats will face Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Vandy. Let’s take a look at some interesting developments from the schedule release.
John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena (again)
In Calipari’s first year with Arkansas, he got the best of Kentucky when he came into Rupp Arena and left with a 10-point victory, a game where you could really feel the tension all game long in the building from Kentucky fans, which translated onto the court with the players. Last season, it was Kentucky who shocked everyone when they stole one on the road against a top 20 Arkansas team after a rough up-and-down season up to that point. Now, the two will face off again as Kentucky will look to get the win in Rupp and make sure Calipari doesn’t get two in a row in the building. It’ll be another highly-anticipated showdown.
Kentucky hits the road at Texas
This is shaping up to be a major challenge for Kentucky next season and may even end up being one of the biggest games of the season. Texas is seen by many as a clear top 10 team, with some even having them within the top five and when you combine that with the fact that the game is on the road, the Wildcats will have their hands full. The Wildcats fell to the longhorns in the 2024-25 season, and it’ll be a much stiffer challenge this time.
Which game could be a trap?
We don’t have the game-by-game dates yet, so it’s hard to say with a lot of confidence, but opponent-wise, Georgia could really give Kentucky fits. In Pope’s first year, his team struggled handling the physicality of the Bulldogs and now, they’ve retained one of their best guards for another year and have added physicality through the portal. Mike White’s teams love to make opponents uncomfortable and they could do that once again down in Athens. Another sneaky team to watch is Oklahoma, who will have very good guard play. Kentucky will face both teams on the road.
Overall, it’s a pretty fair SEC schedule for a Kentucky team who has the capability of a return to being atop the conference once again. Mark Pope has such a system-fit squad and he can do some damage in the SEC.
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