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mark schlabach
kentucky quarterback zack calzada He apologized Friday for sending a video to someone on social media in which he boasted about receiving zero money from the Wildcats this season.
The video, which was posted on X by a different person, showed Calzada counting a large stack of $100 bills.
Calzada, who turns 25 on Saturday, said he sent the video to someone who apparently criticized his play this season.
In the video, Calzada tells the fan, “Hey, Garrett, what you need to do is stop hating your ass and get you some money. But since you don’t have any, you go ahead and you can count me out.”
“Let’s count,” Calzada said, fanning a $100 bill.
“Don’t lose count, Garrett,” Calzada continued. “Straight hundreds.”
A Kentucky spokesperson told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Friday, “Jack has taken responsibility for his actions. He did the right thing and apologized. Now, it’s time to move on.”
Calzada, who is playing his seventh season of college football, started the first two games for the Wildcats in 2025. He was ineffective, completing 47.2% of his attempts for 234 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.
Calzada injured his throwing shoulder in the fourth quarter of a 30–23 loss to Ole Miss on September 6.
New cutter said Took over and started the last six games, throwing for 1,376 yards with 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
Calzada, of Buford, Georgia, began his career at Texas A&M in 2019. His best season came in 2021, when he replaced the injured. haynes king and went 6-4 as a starter. He completed 21 of 31 passes for 285 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception in a 41–38 upset of the Aggies. 1 Alabama on October 9, 2021.
Calzada transferred to Auburn in 2022 but never played a game after having surgery on his non-throwing shoulder.
He spent the last two seasons at FCS program Incarnate Word, where he was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2024 and Player of the Year last season, when he threw for 3,744 yards with 35 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
The Wildcats (3-5, 1-5 SEC) host Florida (3-5, 2-3 SEC) on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
