Kentucky QB Zach Calzada clowned for flexing NIL money on social media
By Jacob Moss
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In the modern age of college football, it’s become extremely common to see players jump around to 2 or even 3 different schools over the course of their playing careers, and each of these stops usually comes with a nice NIL payday for highly sought-after players.
On the extreme side of this dynamic is Kentucky quarterback Zach Calzada, who is currently in his seventh season of college football and playing for his fourth different team.
A former 3-star recruit coming out of high school in the 2019 cycle, Calzada originally committed to play for Texas A&M, but transferred to Auburn following the 2021 season. He then spent 2 seasons at Incarnate World after failing to find playing time with the Tigers, and transferred to Kentucky during this past offseason.
Calzada entered the 2025 campaign as the starter for the Wildcats, but was benched in Week 2 following an abysmal start to the year, and hasn’t seen the field since for Kentucky.
His lack of playing time isn’t stopping Calzada from flexing his NIL earnings on social media, though, as the 25-year-old college backup recently made waves by making a rather cringey post counting a stack of $100 bills.
This, naturally, led to people over on X clowning Calzada for the post, and here’s a sample of what they had to say:
