Transfer QB Kenny Minchey flips from Nebraska to Kentucky

Transfer QB Kenny Minchey flips from Nebraska to Kentucky

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Key Points:

  • Notre Dame transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey has switched his commitment from Nebraska to Kentucky, signing with new head coach Will Stein.
  • Minchey, a 6-foot-2, 208-pound redshirt sophomore from Tennessee, has two years of eligibility remaining and is ranked No. 9 among transfer quarterbacks by ESPN.
  • Kentucky pursued Minchey after Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt, ESPN's No. 2 transfer QB, chose to visit LSU instead.
  • Stein, in his first year as Kentucky's head coach after serving as Oregon's offensive coordinator, needed a quarterback following starter Cutter Boley's transfer to Arizona State.
  • Minchey previously backed up Notre Dame's CJ Carr in 2023