More on Levis being named QB1

TO GET IT RIGHTTHAN TO BE IN AHURRY.LIAM COEN - WE'RENOT IN A HURRY.WE WANT TO MAKETHIS DECISIONRIGHT AND PICKTHE BEST PLAYERTO LEAD OUROFFENSE.JOEY GATEWOOD -THE ONLY THINGYOU CAN DO ISRAISE YOUR GAMEAND THAT'S WHATYOU WANT.COMPETITIONMAKES YOUBETTER.BEAU ALLEN -ALWAYS GOTTA BEREADY NO MATTERWHAT, WHATEVERTHE SITUATION IS.WITH USCOMPETING THISYEAR I KNOW WE'LLALL BE READY ATANY TIME.WILL LEVIS - I HAVEBEEN INCOMPETITIONS INTHE PAST SO IKNOW WHAT IT'SLIKE BUT IT REALLYDOESN'T CHANGEMY PREPARATION.IT'S JUST A MATTEROF GOING OUTTHERE ANDEXECUTING ANDBEING A LEADERDOING YOUR THING.AS LONG AS YOU'REPREPARED IT'S ALLGOING TO COME TOYOU.THOSE COMMENTSWERE MADE 9 DAYSAGO AT KENTUCKY'SMEDIA DAY... HOWQUICKLY THINGS CANCHANGE... SO MUCHFOR THE 'NOT IN AHURRY' COMMENTS...THE WILDCATS HAVETHEIR MAN ATQUARTERBACK...WILL LEVIS JUSTBEGAN FULLYPRACTICING WITHTHE TEAM----9 DAYSAGO... THAT'S HOWIMPRESSIVE HE'SLOOKED.THIS DECISION ISN'TA SHOCK TO ANYONEIN THE MEDIA... LEVISLOOKED THE PARTSINCE THE TEAMHELD I FTSIRST OPENPRACTICE LASTWEEK...LIAM COEN PRETTYMUCH HAND PICKEDHIM FROM THETRANSFER PORTALTHIS OFFSEASON, SOTHERE WAS NEVERANY DOUBT THATLEVIS ULWODN'T BEQB1.MARK STOOPSADDRESSED THEMEDIA AROUND 6O'CLOCK THISEVENING TO TALKABOUT THEDECISION.MARK STOOPS - IALSOACKNOWLEDGEDTO THE PLAYERSHOW MUCH IRESPECT ANDCARE ABOUT EACHAND EVERY ONE OFTHEM.

IT'S NOT APERSONALDECISION.

THEYWERE ALL THREE INTHE STARTINGCOMPETITION FORTHE QUARTERBACKPOSITION.

THEY'REGREAT YOUNG MEN,HAVE DONEEVERYTHING WEASKED THEM TODO.

WE JUSTSIMPLY MADE THEBEST DECISIONFOR OURFOOTBALLPROGRAM TO WINGAMES.

WE ALLKNOW HOWIMPORTANT THATIS.YOU MAY HAVE READON THE BOTTOMLINE THERE THATBEAU ALLEN WILL BELISTED AS THENUMBER 2QUARTERBACK ONTHE DEPTH CHART...AND JOEYGATEWOOD WILLNOW BE IN THETRANSFER PORTALFOR THE SECONDTIME IN HISCOLLEGIATECAREER.HE TRANSFERREDTO LEXINONGT JUSTOVER 18 MONTHSAGO... PLAYED IN 7GAMES WITH THECATS, INCLUDINGONE START IN A 14-3LOSS TO GEORGIALAST SEASON.GATEWOODBELIEVES HE CANSTILL BE A POWER 5QUARTERBACK... IFHE JOINS AN FBSTEAM, HE WILL HAVETO SIT OUT A YEARBECAUSE HE'SALREADY BEEN INTHE PORTAL.THE KID HAS BEENTHROUGH A LOT, IT'SUNFORTUNATETHINGS DIDN'T WORKOUT FOR HIM ATKENTUCKY.MARK STOOPS - IVISITED WITH JOEYAND TOLD HIM HOWMUCH IAPPRECIATED HOWHARD HE'SWORKED.

I KNOWHE'S BEENTHROUGH THISBEFORE AND KNEWIT WOULD BEESPECIALLYTOUGH, NOT WHATHE WANTED TOHEAR.

SO WE HADTHAT DISCUSSION,HAD A GOOD TALK,HE HANDLED ITCOMPLETELYPROFESIONAL ANDREALLYAPPRECIATE HIMAND AT THAT POINTHE INFORMED ME ITWOULD BE IN HISBEST INTEREST TOENTER HIS NAMEINTO THE PTAORL.MAYBE THIS GUYWILL REPLACE