Former UK quarterback Tim Couch hopes Lexington Christian's Cutter Boley, a four-star quarterback, will also continue to play basketball in high school. (Chris Zollner Photo)
Tim Couch watches Lexington Christian quarterback Cutter Boley play on Friday nights because his son, Chase, is a defensive lineman for Lexington Christian.
Boley is one of the state’s top players in any class. He’s thrown for 3,665 and 34 touchdowns this year by completing 233 of 366 passes despite being hampered by an ankle injury early in the season. He was 21 of 38 passing for 263 yards and two scores with two interceptions and ran 10 times for 72 yards and two more scores — he has six rushing touchdowns this season — in last week’s 33-27 Class AA playoff win at Owensboro Catholic.
“Cutter is a special talent. The kid is only a sophomore but I see some of the throws he makes and you just don’t see that very often on Friday nights,” Couch, the former UK quarterback who was the No. 1 pick in the 1999 NFL draft, said. “He has a big-time future.”
His offer list includes not only Kentucky but also Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Penn State, Oregon and Tennessee. He has 17 Division I offers.
“He has everything you look for. He is 6-5, maybe 6-6. He has a huge arm, He is very athletic. He can run well and has some speed,” Couch said. “He is tough and just has a big-time future at the next level.
“Hopefully he ends up in the right place that is a good fit for him and the right system so he can get in there and do what he is capable of doing.”
Boley is also a gifted basketball player like his father, Scott, and sister, Erin, a former Kentucky Miss Basketball. However, Cutter Boley is not certain if he’ll play basketball this season or concentrate on football only.
Couch was a talented basketball player at Leslie County High School who led the state in scoring his junior year.
“I talked to his dad about that. I told him basketball was my first love. I came to Kentucky to play both sports and was averaging almost 37 points per game my junior year,” Couch said. “I think it really helps you in football.”
“It helps your footwork in the pocket. It does a lot of things for you. I hope he stays with it. Most of the best athletes that I ever played with in the NFL were two sport or three sport athletes.”
“Now kids want to specialize and play one sport and that sets you up to possibly get burnt out on that one sport. I think every sport helps you with the next sport. I hope he continues to do both.”
Lexington Christian will play at Mayfield Friday in the Class AA semifinals.
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With that many schools interested in him, UK will be fortunate to sign him.