When Gunnar Hoak decided to transfer from Kentucky to Ohio State in April, there was a lot of concern for the Kentucky Wildcats.
No, Hoak wasn’t great on the field, but he brought much-needed protection and some experience to the backup quarterback position in case of injury to starter Terry Wilson.
Needing someone with experience, Mark Stoops and company landed graduate transfer Sawyer Smith from the Troy Trojans. Smith appeared in 13 games and took over the starting job in week seven for Troy in 2018. He passed for 1,669 yards and 14 touchdowns vs.