Cutter Boley cites relationship with Mark Stoops and Bush Hamdan as reason for staying at UK

Kentucky football quarterback Cutter Boley was a bright spot in what’s otherwise been another disappointing season. The Wildcats finished 5-7, losing their last two games in lopsided losses to Vanderbilt and Louisville, but Boley provided hope for the future since taking over as their starting quarterback.

“This is definitely where I want to be. I want to play for Kentucky,” Boley said after Saturday’s game. “I have a really close relationship with both of them. We’re really real and honest with each other. There’s not much to say about today. And besides, (Louisville) kind of beat us as a whole. They beat us. They played better.”

It’s the biggest storyline surrounding this program now that the season is over: What happens with Stoops, Hamdan, and even Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart?

Here’s one way to look at it: There are fans who want the Wildcats to move on from all three of those guys. But with Stoops and Hamdan, if they leave, could that mean Boley leaves too?

“I feel like my overall command of the offense, just kind of being a captain, and managing the offense as a whole, I feel like there’s a variety of areas I still need to get better,” Boley said. “There’s not one specific one I need to get better, but there’s a ton of areas I just need to improve. I need to improve overall as a quarterback.”

These next few days, maybe weeks, are going to be very interesting surrounding the Wildcats’ football program and the University of Kentucky.