Today, it’s coming from Matt Hayes, who lists Will Levis as one of the SEC’s three elite quarterbacks.
3. Will Levis, Kentucky: The Wildcats didn’t truly lean on Levis until the final month of the season, when he played his best ball (16 total TDs in last 5 games).
New offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello will pick up where Liam Coen left off in 2021, and Levis will continue his meteoric rise since — yep, that’s right — transferring from Penn State.
Levis’ last five games were against Tennessee, Vanderbilt, New Mexico State, Louisville and Iowa. He wasn’t bad over that stretch — his lowest passer rating of 135.25 came in the bowl game — but it was hardly meteoric. As gauntlets go, that wasn’t much of one, either.
Can someone clue me in to what I seem to be missing?
Get The Picture 
He’s not a former walk on with a National Title?
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and two MVPs
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I guess Sb4 will get respect if he throws a hail mary against da U. then they will make it rain with praise and homage.
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I tend to think Matt treats Stetson fairly, calling him “proven”. That’s more than a lot of pundits do.
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They are trying to predict the next Joe Burrow. Burrow’s 2018 to 2019 jump would be similar. I’m not predicting a national championship undefeated run for Kentucky. But if he can improve his stats with another year as a starter. He is the size of an NFL quarterback. But this also could be Sam Howell as he returns very few of his play makers.
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I was gonna say there’s no comparison between the receiving corps.
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Big turnover on the UK line, I believe too. That and losing Robinson do not bode well.
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Add to that his stud RB Chris Rodriguez is looking at a long (maybe all season) suspension.
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Couldn’t help but notice, Matt offered this little jewel, “But for the loss of WRs Jameson Williams and John Metchie III late last season, Alabama would have won the national title…”
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It’s his duty as a journalist to report the facts!
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I saw that shit too. It appears Bama whiners have groupies.
Sniveling bitches.
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Why does he want to highlight Saban’s inability to develop backup receivers?
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Maybe it’s the mustache.
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Which I supposed could be confused for… oh, never mind!
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I think it’s closing time and he is the prettiest girl/most handsome guy left standing at the bar. So, you take Levis home. When you wake up the next morning with a hangover but clearer clearer vision, there is buyer’s regret, not so much that you would cut your arm off to get out from under him, but you aren’t leaving your phone number either.
I’ve just heard things like this happen….
Two things: its the offseason and this is Kentucky. He is a competent QB in a competent program led by a good coach who has figured out how to win there. Recruit Ohio and Georgia well, get a few players from the home state, coach them up over five years and win more than you lose. UK people would not accept that in basketball, but it’s fine for them in football.
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LMAO! You need one them 60’s era GI Joe pop-off arms or a cooler of ice not only for beer but to keep your arm cool until it can be reattached at St Mary’s. You can make a smooth egress by leaving her a phone number. I find 1-719-266-2837 (Hall and Oates Emergency Helpline) arouses less suspicion than 867-5309.
Or so I’ve heard.
😉
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Ask for Jenny
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I bought some parts at AutoZone and the teen girl at the register asked for my phone number.
706-867-5309
“Huh, you’re like the 12th person with that number.”
Her manager is standing back there shaking his head.
For a good time.
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I was always a 634-5789 sorta dude…old skool
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If that’s the music Rumpel Foreskin is laying down? I ain’t picking it up.
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That’s my kind of preacher…wraps the sermon up early so the pot roast doesn’t dry up, then closes the bar out later that evening
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I just returned from 10 days in Scotland. Scheduled a scotch tasting, since I only know bourbon. Best story from the session: Priests would rail against alcohol in the sermons, then invite you out back to test the latest brew from the church distillery. I kid you not. That’s some good stuff.
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Well, Good Reverend, if you smuggled any good contraband scotch back past the federalies at customs, bring the bottle down to Brandee’s. But make sure you leave the plaid skirts at home…at Brandee’s it’s been said more than once : ”you’re sure enuff gonna get kilt wearing that round here” (granted that was choke a furry night)
European haberdasheries are frowned upon with the Brandee’s clientele…we can be a very discerning crowd
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Sounds like a fun trip, Reverend.
Don’t worry too much about wearing your catlick skirt to Brandee’s. The biggest issue will be frozendawg getting his scotch goggles on and mistaking you for one of the staff.
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Uncle Got knows I’m a leg man
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Alas, I brought no scotch back with me. I have to hunt some up at my local establishments.
I most assuredley did NOT buy a kilt, or wear one at anytime during my visit. It’s kind of like eating haggis, which everyone there loved. Nope. Not for me. Kilts: not for me.
I’ll bring some scotch, though, and some bourbon from the Commonwealth of KY. We will get lit and talk about being Kings of the college football world.
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Nothing a little spritz of pepper spray won’t fix.
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chivalry dies in the dark once you get a face full of fire retardant, but on the flip side, it does work better than deet to knock the chiggers off
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For a Matt Hayes soap box he was very fair calling SBIV first among the proven. Referencing a possible second NC. As for the Elite QB list he’s a gator guy. Working with that handicap the bar is fairly low for good reporting.
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You have to have guys to throw to:
They went out and got Trayvon Robinson (West Virginia) and Baker (Bama) at WR. The top 3 receivers are gone. Brown was a 4 Star that signed with Kentucky out of Nashville.
Robinson has over 1,500 yards, Baker was a Top 20 talent that couldn’t find the field at Bama. Who knows, maybe they’ll come together and Kentucky will be able to throw the ball.
Rodriguez legal troubles will likely cost him a game or two. This went quiet, which tells me that Kentucky is working behind the scenes to ‘fix’ the legal side and will slap him on the hand – but guessing he’ll play. Really good back and with a running game, you are better.
The question is the O-Line. They lost some real talent last year, including their Center – moving a guard over to take over duties and relying on portal help to shore up the room.
This will be an interesting team to watch during the year. Just get the feeling that after being rock solid and improving by the year, that UK just might take a step back, but still finish 2nd in the East (no, I’m not one of those that is buying UTjr.).
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I think this is a pretty accurate take. But to answer the Senator’s question, I think it’s because of 3 things. 1) He’s built like an NFL QB, 2) he transferred from Penn State, a media darling, 3) he had a decent year as a first time starter. You could also throw in the fact that he’s had 2 McVay-trained OCs, he’s draft-eligible after this year, and he’s a pretty accurate passer.
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Baker ended up at UCF. Looks like Kentucky rescinded their proposal?
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I think you missed the real Matt Hayes head-scratcher from that column where he said Anthony Richardson is as talented as Vince Young and Tim Tebow.
THAT was the real, “WTF?” moment from that standardly awful piece of crap.
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So out of curiosity (since I don’t gamble anyway), what are the odds on the midget 4th string walk-on qb in Athens to win the Heisman? What would $100 dropped on him today bring in December?
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Not a dime. Don’t do it. Kirby and Brooks won’t amp up the media hype machine for him and for Stet to have the stats, he’s going to make someone else the better candidate like Gilbert or Bowers.
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+10000 right now.
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It’s reverse engineering
There’s this guy named Josh Allen who kind of came out of nowhere and has actually done well in the pros. He’s a large human being who struggled in college at Wyoming but had all the physical tools. And some real flashes.
So, the Latest Flavor in NFL QBs becomes a prototype, a frame, that people try to squeeze college QBs into.
Sort of like Jaime Newman, who somehow parleyed some nice games at Wake Forest into being… the next Deshaun Watson? Lol. Ok.
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it is always pretty humorous to me to see the pre-draft comparison articles about college QBs entering the draft. “Player X compares to current NFL QB Y with his size, speed, arm strength, etc.” Yeah, ok…but how about accuracy, decision-making, ability to read coverages and schemes, footwork, throwing motion…you know, those qualities that have far more to do with success in the NFL than physical traits?
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Forget it. Get on the Levis bandwagon now before it leaves the station.
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If you’re ever being blown out on the road and need some garbage points on a time out as the clock expires, Levis is your guy.
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I’ve always liked Levi’s but they’re a little over priced now, plus I have to go with the relaxed fit ones. Honestly, I’m just as likely to buy Wranglers.
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Any qb that beats Florida is elite enough.
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