Cutter Boley with former UK quarterback Mike Hartline, who is now on UK's coaching staff. (Vicky Graff Photo)
One of few bright spots for the Kentucky football team this year has been the development of quarterback Cutter Boley. The redshirt freshman went from backup to start the season to starter and completed 25 or more passes in consecutive games against Georgia, Texas and Tennessee. The streak was snapped when he went 18-for-29 for 161 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions against Auburn last week but it came in UK’s first SEC win this season.
Boley has been assisted by a variety of former Kentucky quarterbacks on his way to his first win as a SEC starting quarterback and hopes to get his second win tonight when UK hosts Florida.
Andre Woodson, who threw 9,360 yards and 81 touchdowns as a two-time All-SEC selection, reached out to Boley. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said Woodson wanted to reach out to offer advice.
“I never met Andre even though he was a 5th Region person like me,” Scott Boley, Cutter’s father and a former Western Kentucky University basketball player, said. “But I know they have been talking because Cutter was texting with him one day at our house.”
Mike Hartline threw for 5,680 yards and 38 touchdowns following Woodson and is now on the Kentucky staff.
“A lot of times when Cutter comes in, he spends one-on-one time with Michael. He’s really done a good job, he’s been a great addition to our staff,” UK coach Mark Stoops said. “It’s another UK guy that cares about this place, and I’m very impressed with him. He’s a great coach, and he’s really helped us, and he’s helped Cutter.”
“Cutter has loved the addition of Mike Hartline. He has been great working with Cutter,” Scott Boley said.
However, they are not the only former UK quarterbacks who have helped Boley.
Tim Couch, UK’s all-time passing leader and former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick, watched Boley at Lexington Christian because his son also played there.
“Tim has been great all along,” Scott Boley said.
Former UK quarterback Morgan Newton was Boley’s quarterback coach at LCA. He stays in touch with the UK quarterback.
“The first one (former UK quarterback) to help Cutter was Bill Ransdell when Cutter was younger,” Scott Boley said. “With my daughter (Erin, a high school and college basketball standout), I felt I knew enough to help her since I knew basketball. But football is a different thing. I am just smart enough to know to listen to others who know a lot more than me and let them help Cutter.”
However, the first person to note that Cutter Boley could be special was long-time high school coach Marty Jaggers, a former quarterback. He watched Boley at LaRue County when he was being coached by his son, Josh Jaggers.
“Marty said when Cutter threw the ball it just made a different noise than when anyone else threw. He was the first to maybe know Cutter’s arm was just different,” Scott Boley said.
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This kid we only get better and better as time passes. We finally got a QB that we can lean on for the future.
If he stays!
If Stoops is still around and i think he will be the kid going no where
Boley has been showing improvement, especially in the last 2 games. Tonight, we will find out if he believes that improvement is real or just a fluke. Believing he is better is the first step in him playing better on the field.
They gave Calzada 1.25 million to come to Kentucky. Wow so he has made 50,000$ a completion. We spent 1.5 million on the offensive line.? Shouldn't we have spent about 2 million on the offensive line and got a couple more playmakers? We would be a much better football team if we would have spent the money the way i said . With a better offensive line Boley gets even more time and our running backs would actually have holes to run through.! We could have also gotten another great receiver or 2. Boley will be much better next year because the money will go towards making everyone around him better. Which should make him about 25% better. I do think when it's all said and done if Boley sticks around he will be in the top 3 all time of every passing statistical categories. I also think Gilmore the Millers (cam and DJ) will be 3 receivers primed for a big year. We also have Quisenberry who is redshirting getting a little bigger. Those 4 make a great nucleus. We need to get at least 3-4 great receivers in the portal and one or two tight ends. Rodriguez and the Illinois transfer will be two great tight ends next year. We will have 5 offensive lineman back we need to get at least 5 more in the portal. We had a chance to have a really special year next year. Nobody expects much with a freshman QB. It has shown he has gotten better almost every game. Next year he will be a top 5 QB in the SEC. As junior he will be a top 3 QB and as a senior he will be the best QB in the SEC. I can see him leave after his redshirt junior season for the NFL. We have that high 4* QB coming in next year. He will redshirt Boleys sophomore year next year. Boleys junior year he will be the backup as a redshirt freshman.. then i can see him takin over for Boley in the 2028 season. Boley will start the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
QB's don't stick around if their not playing. Ky currently has freshman Stone Saunders on their team. All he did was break every Pennsylvania High School Passing record. 13,719 yds. Passing, 781 completions, 204 touchdowns, which is 3rd Nationally all time. He went 52-6 with 2 State Championships. Who's records did he beat? Babe Parilli, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, and Joe Montana.
Great Game Cats! Proud of ya…
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