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Former Auburn quarterback Joey Gatewood to transfer to Kentucky football

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops talks about how his team managed to dominate rival Louisville for the Governor's Cup. Dominique Yates, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON - Kentucky football's quarterback room was decimated by injuries to the point it needed a wide receiver to play the position this season.

Now Wildcat coaches are working to ensure there is never a lack of talented options in the future by adding former Auburn quarterback Joey Gatewood as a transfer. Gatewood, a former four-star recruit, announced the news in an Instagram post Thursday.

Gatewood appeared in seven games as a redshirt freshman for Auburn this season, rushing 148 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries and completing 5 of 7 passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns, before announcing he would transfer in October.