Graham Mertz visits second SEC school as Wisconsin QB transfer looks for new program
By Keith Farner
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Graham Mertz is still looking for his new program, and the Wisconsin QB transfer is in Lexington this weekend, A Sea of Blue reported, to check out what Kentucky has to offer.
Both Mertz and Kentucky are checking out multiple options. NC State’s Devin Leary visited Kentucky earlier in the week, and is set for his second visit to Auburn. Meanwhile, Mertz earlier visited Florida.
Mertz has been the starter for Wisconsin for the past 2 seasons. In 2022, he put up 2,136 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He added 2 scores as a runner. He had a 57.3% completion rate.
In 2021, Mertz completed 169-of-284 passes (.595) for 1,958 yards and 10 touchdowns, and threw 9 TD passes against just 5 interceptions over the final 10 games of the season and completed 73-of-110 passes (.664) and threw 7 TD passes over the final 5 games.
Mertz is in the portal with 2 years of eligibility left.
His announcement came after the coaching change and hiring of Luke Fickell in Madison.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
