The former Auburn quarterback Joey Gatewood has transferred to the University of Central Florida on Thursday afternoon.
He reunites with his former head coach Gus Malzahn after playing as a third-string QB in 2018 and as a backup in 2019 at Auburn. He lost the starting job to Bo Nix in fall camp of 2019. Gatewood then transferred to Kentucky after the 2019 season, where he played as a backup in 2020 and lost the starting job to Will Levis this week.
Gatewood was a four-star prospect coming out of high school in 2018. Many Auburn fans thought that he would be the next great quarterback under Gus Malzahn, but unfortunately, fate would not have it, at least at Auburn.
Now Gatewood gets a third chance to prove himself… After current UCF quarterback Dillion Gabriel declares for the NFL draft.
Update: As was expected, Kentucky transfer QB Joey Gatewood has decided to follow his former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn to UCF; also a return to Florida for him @rivalsmike @UCFSports https://t.co/Xkeb99IFmm
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) August 19, 2021
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