Mark Stoops confirms Will Levis is Kentucky’s Starting Quarterback

It’s Official: Will Levis is Kentucky’s QB1.

Shortly after Kentucky Sports Radio reported that Levis won the preseason quarterback competition, Mark Stoops called a press conference to confirm that the former Penn State transfer will be the first to take snaps under center when the Wildcats host Louisiana Monroe Sept. 4.

Kentucky’s head coach announced that Levis won the quarterback competition over Joey Gatewood and Beau Allen after just a little more than a week of practice and one live scrimmage. It’s the earliest Stoops has called a quarterback competition since he became the Wildcats’ head coach in 2013.

“It’s not a personal decision,” Stoops said. “They’re all three are great young men…