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Kentucky QB Nik Scalzo To Have Surgery On Injured Knee

It has now been confirmed that Kentucky freshman quarterback Nik Scalzo reinjured his knee during a team scrimmage last weekend.

Scalzo will have surgery next week to repair the knee:

Kentucky freshman quarterback Nik Scalzo will undergo surgery after reinjuring his right knee during the Wildcats’ second scrimmage.

Scalzo, a 6-foot, 180-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had surgery last fall as a high school senior for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee.

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said Tuesday that Scalzo was hurt while trying to plant and make a cut during Saturday’s scrimmage.