Adam RittenbergJan 4, 2026, 12:45 AM ET
CloseCollege football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.
Arizona State landed a commitment from quarterback transfer Cutter Boley, an SEC All-Freshman selection who started most of the 2025 season at Kentucky, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday night.
Boley, a four-star recruit in the 2024 class from Hodgenville, Kentucky, threw for 2,160 passing yards with 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while completing 65.8% of his attempts as a redshirt freshman this season.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Boley, who started Kentucky’s final 10 games, told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday that he planned to enter the transfer portal. Kentucky fired longtime coach Mark Stoops after the season and hired Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as his replacement.
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Arizona State has been searching for a quarterback since Sam Leavitt entered the transfer portal. Leavitt, who helped the Sun Devils to a Big 12 title and a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024, was limited because of a foot injury this season that eventually required surgery. Asked last month about Leavitt’s future, Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said he wished Leavitt the best and added, “I’m very, very confident we’re going to have a really good quarterback at Arizona State.”
Boley, who has three years of eligibility left, had 330 passing yards and five touchdowns against Tennessee in October. He had six games with at least 225 passing yards in 2025.
Football Scoop first reported his transfer to Arizona State.
Elsewhere in the transfer portal Saturday, former Arkansas State quarterback Jaylen Raynor told ESPN that he had committed to Iowa State. Raynor started 36 games and accounted for 9,877 yards of total offense and 67 touchdowns in three seasons with the Red Wolves. Raynor has one season of eligibility remaining.
Former Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz will commit to Louisville, sources told Thamel, confirming multiple reports.