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Mark Stoops names Terry Wilson Kentucky football's starting quarterback

UK football coach Mark Stoops talks about his team's progress so far before the 2018 season. Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky football has a starting quarterback.

Junior-college transfer Terry Wilson will start against Central Michigan in the season opener, UK coach Mark Stoops announced Monday.

"I feel like we have a great quarterback room," Stoops said. "With Gunnar (Hoak) and Danny (Clark) in particular, they've put up a great fight and have done a lot of things in a lot of ways to win the job as well.