When ESPN released its latest ranking of all 68 starting quarterbacks in the Power Four, Kentucky fans hardly needed to scroll. The Wildcats were at the very bottom. Dead last.
It’s a familiar and painful story under Mark Stoops, whose 13 years at Kentucky have been defined by inconsistency at the most important position on the field. Since Stoops’ arrival in 2012, the Wildcats have trotted out 17 different starting quarterbacks. ESPN itself has leaned into the graphic of Kentucky’s quarterback carousel over the years, and the list reads like a patchwork quilt of transfers, fill-ins, and experiments.