Overview
- Boley announced he intends to enter the transfer portal on Jan. 1, with the 15-day window set to open on Jan. 2.
- The redshirt freshman threw for 2,160 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2025 and had been viewed as Kentucky’s long-term starter.
- Early reporting points to Arizona State as a school to watch in Boley’s recruitment, with North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Nebraska also mentioned.
- With Stein’s hire, Kentucky is expected to seek a transfer quarterback and use the window to sort out its 2026 starter.
- SEC programs are bracing for heavy movement, with reports of “war rooms” at schools such as Lane Kiffin’s LSU, and Oregon’s Austin Novosad is being floated as a possible Kentucky target.