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Kentucky writer reveals Mark Stoops' recurring $50,000 Zach Calzada nightmare

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Zach Calzada has gone viral this week for all the wrong reasons, responding to a troll on social media by counting out thousands of dollars in 100s one by one on video.

The video was bad enough. Now, dirt has been dug on how much money Calzada has cost the University of Kentucky to produce 25 completions in 53 attempts and an interception. Or, as KSR's Nick Roush framed it, $50,000 per completion.

"Calzada only played 7.5 quarters of football for Kentucky this season. He completed 25-53 passes (47.