Entering the 2024 season, there was no bigger question facing Kentucky football than how good quarterback Brock Vandagriff actually was.
Halfway through the regular season, there is still no clear answer to that question.
“I think we know what we have with him and how hard he battles,” offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan said of Vandagriff after Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt. “And sometimes with guys like that, that extend plays, sometimes it goes your way, and sometimes it doesn’t. … I do think he’s growing, and he’s taking one week at a time.
“Certainly, he’s taken certain hits and things like that, and you got to get him as healthy as possible to finish out this year.”
Through six games Vandagriff ranks 11th in the SEC in passing yards per game (158.5). Vandagriff’s per game averages were hurt by the season opening blowout of Southern Mississippi being ended early in the third quarter due to lightning, but he actually threw for more yards that day (169) than in three other games.