Kennith Minchey Jr. (born February 18, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life Minchey attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville, Tennessee. As a junior, he threw for 3,280 yards and 32 touchdowns and was selected to participate in the 2022 Elite 11. Minchey originally verbally committed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers, but he later decommitted. A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.
College career Minchey played sparingly during his first two seasons at Notre Dame. Entering the 2025 season, he competed for the starting quarterback job with CJ Carr but ultimately lost. After spending the 2025 season as a backup, Minchey entered the transfer portal.
On January 4, 2026, Minchey announced his decision to transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. However, the following day, he flipped his transfer commitment to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats. Prior to the start of the 2026 season, Minchey was named the Wildcats' starting quarterback. In his first career start against Youngstown State, he completed 18 passes for 301 yards and four touchdowns in a 45–13 victory.
Statistics + SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2023Notre Dame 3 0 — 2 2 100.0 12 6.0 0 0 150.4 0 0 0.0 0 2024Notre Dame 1 0 — 1 1 100.0 4 4.0 0 0 133.6 2 12 6.0 1 2025Notre Dame 6 0 — 20 26 76.9 196 7.5 0 0 140.2 7 84 12.0 1 2026Kentucky 5 5 4-1 97 142 68.3 1,148 7.8 11 1 160.5 25 -1 0.0 0 Career 15 5 4–1 120 171 70.2 1,360 8.0 11 1 157 34 95 2.8 2
References
External links Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio Kentucky Wildcats bio