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Just saw that the two sport QB Matt Ponaski (sp?) from Moeller HS wasn’t drafted until baseball’s 18th round today.  Just wondering if this solidifies that he will be in the Cats’ quarterback room this fall?

15 hours ago, Oldercoach said:

Just saw that the two sport QB Matt Ponaski (sp?) from Moeller HS wasn’t drafted until baseball’s 18th round today.  Just wondering if this solidifies that he will be in the Cats’ quarterback room this fall?

The football offer had a big impact on Ponatoski dropping. Three things that may cause him to go to baseball now:

1. New head coach at UK who has signed another top QB. That puts a shadow on his future as UK QB.

2. Leading up to the draft, Ponatoski said his goal is get to MLB as fast as possible.

3. Drafted by the hometown Reds. 

7 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

The football offer had a big impact on Ponatoski dropping. Three things that may cause him to go to baseball now:

1. New head coach at UK who has signed another top QB. That puts a shadow on his future as UK QB.

2. Leading up to the draft, Ponatoski said his goal is get to MLB as fast as possible.

3. Drafted by the hometown Reds. 

Thanks VOR.  Sounds pretty strong that he won’t become a Cat.

On 7/12/2026 at 8:44 PM, Oldercoach said:

Just saw that the two sport QB Matt Ponaski (sp?) from Moeller HS wasn’t drafted until baseball’s 18th round today.  Just wondering if this solidifies that he will be in the Cats’ quarterback room this fall?

Matt Ponatoski has officially enrolled at UK Per KSR. https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/matt-ponatoski-enrolled-kentucky-reds/

6 minutes ago, GOREDDEVILS said:

Matt Ponatoski has officially enrolled at UK Per KSR. https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/matt-ponatoski-enrolled-kentucky-reds/

Getting paid! 

He'll get to play Baseball at UK too. 

18 hours ago, GOREDDEVILS said:

He'll get to play Baseball at UK too. 

The above article does note that the majority of his NIL will be coming from football which concludes he will have to continue to play it to receive it.

From Kentucky Wildcats - SEC Country on Facebook:

ESPN’s FPI projects Kentucky to finish the 2026 regular season with a 2-10 record. 

Here’s a game-by-game look at the Wildcats’ win probability for every matchup this season.

20 hours ago, theguru said:

From Kentucky Wildcats - SEC Country on Facebook:

ESPN’s FPI projects Kentucky to finish the 2026 regular season with a 2-10 record. 

Here’s a game-by-game look at the Wildcats’ win probability for every matchup this season.

Dang!  In my head I must have been buying into the propaganda.  I was thinking 6-6.  This doesn't look good.  

14 minutes ago, UKato91 said:

Dang!  In my head I must have been buying into the propaganda.  I was thinking 6-6.  This doesn't look good.  

No it doesn't and based on history it would be hard to argue with that take. 

On 7/15/2026 at 3:05 PM, GOREDDEVILS said:

Matt Ponatoski has officially enrolled at UK Per KSR. https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/matt-ponatoski-enrolled-kentucky-reds/

Since he is at UK does the Reds own his rights now?

3 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

Since he is at UK does the Reds own his rights now?

I'm pretty sure he can be redrafted by any team when he's ready to enter the draft again.

On 12/3/2025 at 10:46 AM, TheDeuce said:

Just like every year, until we know what the roster looks like, predicting a record is a pure, blind guess. 

I'll say 4-8 for now. Youngstown, South Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina. 

They will not win at SC this year. Beamer is coaching or his job, they will be better than last year. I say UK has a better chance of beating someone at home before winning a SEC away game like that.