With Kentucky sitting at 2-4 and only four games left in the 2020 football season, Mark Stoops and the UK offensive brain trust face a complicated decision about who to play at quarterback the rest of the year.
Mathematically, the Wildcats are still alive for a winning record.
Following this weekend's UK open date, the Cats' remaining schedule starts with Vanderbilt (0-4 entering this weekend) at home next Saturday (Nov. 14), then concludes with away games at No. 2 Alabama (6-0) and at No. 8 Florida (3-1) followed by the home finale with South Carolina (2-3).
UK has not beaten a top-10 team since 2010. It has not bested such a foe away from Lexington since 1977. So Kentucky upsetting two top-10 teams on the road is a monumental long shot.
Let's assume UK starting quarterback Terry Wilson has recovered sufficiently from the hand/wrist injury that sidelined the senior in last week's 14-3 loss to No. 5 Georgia to play.
Should Kentucky feel obligated to stick with its most experienced QB down the stretch of a season unlikely to yield a positive record? Or do you bite the proverbial bullet on this season's win/loss mark and play for 2021?
In the latter scenario, UK could give young QBs Joey Gatewood and Beau Allen meaningful repetitions the rest of this season in the hope that experience yields something positive in the future.
Let's examine the pros and cons of UK going with any of its top three QBs the rest of the way:
