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LEAD STORY: Former Kentucky QB Cutter Boley Loses Starting Job at Arizona State
Cutter Boley's post-Kentucky chapter has hit a wall. Arizona State is expected to bench the former Wildcats quarterback and hand the starting job to backup Mikey Keene for Saturday's game against Kansas State, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz.
Boley, the Hodgenville, Kentucky native who started Arizona State's first six games, opened the season with a six-touchdown outburst against Morgan State but has unraveled since — seven touchdowns against five interceptions over his last five games, including multiple pick-sixes, with one coming in last Saturday's blowout loss to Texas Tech. On the year he has also absorbed nine sacks and fumbled twice, losing one. The turnover trouble is familiar: in his final season at Kentucky, Boley threw 15 touchdowns against 12 interceptions while taking 21 sacks.
Boley left Lexington after Kentucky signaled it would bring in transfer portal competition at quarterback, and the Wildcats ultimately landed Notre Dame transfer Kenney Minchey. The silver lining for Boley: he's a junior with two seasons of eligibility remaining, so there's still runway to rediscover the flashes that once made him look like a future SEC starter. Keene, who previously played at UCF, Fresno State and Michigan, brings 8,533 career passing yards to the ASU huddle.
QUICK HITS
- Tennessee freshman wins golf title: Pennson Badgett of the No. 8 Tennessee men's golf team captured the first individual victory of his collegiate career Wednesday at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
- Gator gymnasts earn world silver: Skye Blakely and Dulcy Caylor, both with Florida ties, helped the United States win team silver at the World Championships on Wednesday.
- Oklahoma unveils 2027 baseball slate: The Sooners announced a 54-game 2027 schedule featuring 27 home dates at Kimrey Family Stadium plus premier non-conference weekends at Globe Life Field in Arlington and Riders Field in Frisco, Texas.
- Midseason All-America nods: Jared Curtis and Mason Lewis earned midseason All-America recognition from On3, per school site reports.
- Ole Miss opens Swayze Field for a cause: For the second straight year, Ole Miss baseball and softball will partner with The League of Angels to bring their unique baseball experience to Swayze Field on October 26.
PORTAL WATCH
Quiet night on the transfer front — no new SEC portal entries or commitments were reported in the last 12 hours. The Boley situation at Arizona State stands as a reminder of how quickly fortunes can turn for quarterbacks who leave SEC rosters chasing a clearer path to snaps.
RECRUITING BUZZ
No new commitments crossed the wire tonight. With the season in full swing, expect recruiting news to cluster around upcoming official visits and marquee October matchups like this weekend's Alabama-Texas A&M showdown.
GAMES TO WATCH
No SEC games are on the schedule today, but the weekend is coming into focus — and Alabama vs. Texas A&M headlines it. The Aggies arrive with a passing attack ranked No. 122 in passing EPA per play and No. 132 in passing explosiveness, completing under 56 percent of their throws. Quarterback Marcel Reed has struggled mightily: 10-of-26 for 106 yards and an interception in a 35-6 loss to LSU, two more picks in a 31-21 defeat to Kentucky, and a stretch against Missouri in which A&M managed two first downs through three quarters. Texas A&M has dropped three of its first four SEC games to fall to 3-3.
The Aggies' hope rests on the ground game, where Rueben Owens (314 yards on 76 carries) and freshman KJ Edwards (317 yards on just 47 carries) have been genuinely productive, averaging over five yards per carry off both edges. Right tackle Wilkin Formby — the highest-graded pass-blocking tackle in the country with zero sacks allowed — anchors the protection, though receiver Mario Craver (team-high 24 catches, 241 yards) is nursing an injury and may not play against the Crimson Tide.
Elsewhere this week: Alabama gymnastics hosts its Ghosts and Goblins Intrasquad Thursday at 6 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum — free to the public and a first look at the 2027 squad — while LSU baseball runs open intrasquad scrimmages at Alex Box Stadium from October 22-25.
