Kentucky visits Jordan-Hare Stadium to take on Auburn in less than two weeks and former Tiger and current Wildcats quarterback Joey Gatewood’s eligibility is still up in the air.
On Monday, it was reported that it might all stand on an interesting agreement between the two schools.
Rivals’ Travis Graf is reporting that Gatewood, who transferred from in December, has likely been cleared for immediate eligibility by the NCAA, but the matter is now up to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones said he has also heard the same.
“I can confirm that report,” Jones said. “That’s what I was hinting at last week. That has been true for a while, that the NCAA (has cleared him) but they’re waiting on the SEC.”
Graf is also reporting that Kentucky has a “gentleman’s agreement” with Auburn that Gatewood will not play on Sept. 26 as a way to show thanks for Auburn’s cooperation with the waiver request. That part was not confirmed but it would be a very interesting turn of events, especially in the SEC, though these teams are not traditional rivals.
Gatewood left the Auburn program in the middle of last season. Prior to the season, he had competed for the starting quarterback position but ultimately lost out to Bo Nix.