Kenny Minchey
| Kentucky Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 18, 2005 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pope Saint John Paul II (Hendersonville, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Kenny Minchey (born February 18, 2005)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
Minchey attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville, Tennessee. As a junior, he threw for 3,280 yards and 32 touchdowns and was selected to participate in the 2022 Elite 11.[2] Minchey originally verbally committed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers, but he later decommitted.[3][4] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[5]
College career
Minchey played sparingly during his first two seasons at Notre Dame.[6] Entering the 2025 season, he competed for the starting quarterback job with CJ Carr, but ultimately lost.[7][8] After spending the 2025 season as a backup, Minchey entered the transfer portal.[9]
On January 4, 2026, Minchey announced his decision to transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[10] However, the following day, he flipped his transfer commitment to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats.[11]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 133.6 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 130 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 182.7 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 146 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 175.1 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | |
References
- ^ 3 Strand Sports & Entertainment (February 18, 2025). "Happy Birthday to @kenny_minchey! 🎈". X. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Robinson, George (August 1, 2022). "Pitt commit Kenny Minchey of JPII knew football was his future, but he had to convince his parents first". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ "Pitt secures verbal commitment from high school quarterback Kenny Minchey". The Trib.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (November 15, 2022). "4-star QB Kenny Minchey decommits from Pitt". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael (November 23, 2022). "Four-star JPII QB Kenny Minchey commits to Notre Dame". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (March 25, 2025). "Don't overlook rocket-armed Kenny Minchey in Notre Dame football's QB battle". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Sampson, Pete (August 2, 2025). "Notre Dame's quarterback competition: How will Irish decide CJ Carr vs. Kenny Minchey?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ "Notre Dame's Carr, Minchey to vie for top QB". ESPN.com. April 23, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Pope, Keegan (December 8, 2025). "Notre Dame quarterback Kenny Minchey plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "Huskers land Irish QB Minchey via transfer portal". ESPN.com. January 4, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ McVeigh, Griffin (January 6, 2026). "Kentucky flips quarterback Kenny Minchey from Nebraska". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved January 6, 2026.