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Kentucky offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan is back for year two in the Bluegrass. This will mark the first time that the program has a play-caller

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Pre-Spring Depth Chart: Kentucky Offense

The Kentucky offense had 22 players play over 100 snaps last season. Five left the program for the next opportunity and eight entered the transfer

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Kentucky accomplished the mission on offense in transfer portal -- now they need to deliver results

Mark Stoops prioritized production over potential in the transfer portal. Kentucky had to undergo one of the largest roster overhauls in power

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Kentucky Transfer Portal Class Defined by All-Conference Talents

With the 2024 college football season nearing its end with next week's College Football Playoff National Championship game, ESPN is already looking

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ESPN predicts 2025 starting quarterback for every SEC team

We knew that the Kentucky football program was going to attempt to flip the roster in the transfer portal. That meant losing a lot of players and

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Kentucky Transfer Portal Big Board 5.0: One Final Push

Kentucky is undergoing a significant program overhaul this offseason, but head coach Mark Stoops is not panicking. The 57-year-old is returning for

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Kentucky will need Zach Calzada to do what Max Brosmer did for Minnesota

Kentucky needed to have a big offseason in the transfer portal with a near complete roster flip occurring in Lexington. We have seen that play out

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Where Kentucky transfers rank in On3's portal rankings

Kentucky Transfer Portal Big Board 4.0: Winter is Ending

Zach Calzada has taken a long and winding path through two different stops in the SEC to the FCS ranks. Now he's returning to the Southeastern

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How Playing in the FCS Prepared Zach Calzada for his Return to the SEC

The transfer portal is a wild place. When it first opened, a handshake and a verbal commitment were enough to seal the deal and move forward. That's

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Kentucky Football Announces Transfer Portal Signings

Kentucky Transfer Portal Big Board 3.0: Things are coming together

Zach Calzada is the fourth starting quarterback in five years to join the Kentucky football program from the transfer portal. When you tally up the

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5 Reasons Why Zach Calzada is a Good Fit for Kentucky

Mark Stoops made a philosophy decision change on offense following the 2020 season and has continued to stick with it despite some underwhelming

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Zach Calzada could help unlock this key part of Kentucky's passing game

Kentucky has found another quarterback from the transfer portal. This time it's a player who has already made a couple of stops in the SEC. Zach

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QB Zach Calzada Transfers to Kentucky

The Kentucky football program found itself needing to find a starting-caliber quarterback in the transfer portal again. For the first time, offensive

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Film Room: Zach Calzada

Kentucky has landed a quarterback who is familiar with the SEC out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. Incarnate Word QB Zach Calzada has committed to the

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Incarnate Word transfer QB Zach Calzada commits to Kentucky

The transfer portal is a chaotic time for college football fans. Allow KSR to deliver your daily morning dose of Kentucky football transfer portal

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Transfer Portal Diaries: Regrouping at Running Back

Zach Calzada visited Kentucky today and all signs point towards him becoming a Wildcat. The Incarnate Word quarterback transfer already has already

Zach Calzada's QB Trainer Breaks Down His Game: 'He's a Gamer'

Plenty of talent is available in the transfer portal and are closing in on decisions. More than 2,250 athletes have entered the transfer portal.

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Calling my shot on where top transfer portal targets commit

The winter transfer portal window officially opened last week. We’ve seen some heavy player movement and are expecting some more. Teams are working

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Transfer Portal Diaries: Two Quarterbacks Are Better Than None

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore and his staff are still looking to land a veteran quarterback out of the transfer portal to come in and push Jadyn

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Michigan continues to target quarterbacks in the transfer portal

When the day started, we were unclear about who Kentucky was targeting in the transfer portal at the quarterback position. By the day's end, we have

Transfer Portal QB Zach Calzada to Visit Kentucky

Fixing the offensive line is priority No. 1 for Kentucky in the transfer portal, but it's far from the Wildcats' only need in free agency. We've

Zach Calzada and Maalik Murphy are in the transfer portal

Two Transfer Portal Quarterbacks Kentucky Fans Need to Know

Incarnate Word Cardinals quarterback Zach Calzada has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3's Pete Nakos.  Prior to his time at Incarnate Word,

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Incarnate Word quarterback Zach Calzada enters Transfer Portal

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