This week Kentucky Sports Radio had the pleasure of highlighting Owensboro quarterback Gavin Wimsatt in Kroger’s KSR Game of the Week. The No. 37 recruit in America is the highest-ranked quarterback from the Commonwealth in 25 years. On Saturday Wimsatt was in Lexington for Kentucky’s victory over Mississippi State. The night before we saw what makes him a special football player in a 28-14 victory over the Red Devils’ rival, Owensboro Catholic.
FIRST DOWN: Vertical Passing Ability
To be considered one of the best quarterbacks in America, you need to have a cannon. Wimsatt’s arm is so big, even when he over-throws a receiver it’s impressive (“Holy crap, what a bomb,” is a line I uttered on radio after he threw an incomplete pass 60 yards).