To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Mark Stoops reacts to controversial call at 1-yard line. He chose Kentucky because it felt like home the minute he stepped on campus; Most people don't know he's a dare devil You can go here to start watching the first episode right now. © 2020 www.courier-journal.com. Scalzo is one of three quarterbacks featured in season three of the Netflix documentary series QB1: Beyond the Lights. He was doing a heck of a job. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. There are no statistics available for this player. ", MORE:In Netflix's QB1, Kentucky football's Nik Scalzo shows the high stress of recruiting. That play changed the course of the game. It is the same knee in which Scalzo … Did not see action in any games due to a torn ACL suffered in fall camp, Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, A three-star prospect by all of the major recruiting services, Rated one of Florida’s top-10 quarterbacks, A dual-threat passer who led Cardinal Gibbons to a combined 32-6 record in his three seasons as a starter, Completed 59.6 percent of his passes (522 for 876) for 6,471 yards with 74 touchdowns to only 23 interceptions in three seasons, Also rushed for 613 yards on 147 carries with four scores in his career, Helped lead the Chiefs to their first Florida 5A state championship as a senior, completing 173-of-279 passes for 2,185 yards and 24 touchdowns before injury sidelined him in the regional semifinal, Earned first-team All-State and first-team All-County honors by the Sun Sentinel, As a junior, completed 175-of-307 passes for 2,065 yards and 23 touchdowns in leading the Chiefs to an 11-2 overall record and his second straight FHSAA Class 5A playoff appearance, As a sophomore, threw for 2,221 yards and 27 touchdowns in leading the Chiefs’ Air-Raid offense to a 9-2 season and regional semifinal appearance, High school teammate of fellow signee Nik Ognenovic, The pair teamed together to win the Adidas 7-on-7 National Championship with South Florida Express in the spring of 2018, Chose Kentucky over Harvard and Georgia State, Has one sister, Jensen, who will be a freshman on the Arkansas gymnastics team next season, Dad, Jerry, was a wide receiver at Clemson in 1993, He chose Kentucky because it felt like home the minute he stepped on campus, When he played football as a kid he pretended to be Johnny Manziel, One word to describe him on the field is "leader", His sports hero is Baker Mayfield because he paved the way for smaller quarterbacks. LEXINGTON - One day after the Netflix show chronicling his senior year and 2018 ACL injury was released, Kentucky freshman quarterback Nik Scalzo suffered the same injury again. The Kentucky Wildcats may have just lost a reserve quarterback to injury. Following a team scrimmage on Saturday, head coach Mark Stoops announced that Nik Scalzo suffered a knee injury. Scalzo was one of two quarterbacks Kentucky signed in its 2019 class and he opened camp splitting fourth-team reps with fellow freshman Amani Gilmore. Kentucky freshman quarterback Nik Scalzo re-injured his knee while trying to plant and cut during Saturday's scrimmage and will have surgery next week. Hopefully this is nothing major and Scalzo will be back on the field sooner rather than later. Kentucky falls at Auburn: 4 things to know and postgame banter. Jon Hale:jahale@courier-journal.com; Twitter:@JonHale_CJ. Kentucky out-gains Auburn, but turnovers prove costly. Scalzo is now undergoing tests, so it’s still unclear how severe it could be. Go follow our Twitter page and ‘like’ our Facebook page to get all of the latest Kentucky Wildcats news and views. The worst has been confirmed for Nik Scalzo. A true freshman out of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Florida, Scalzo was a 3-star recruit in the Class of 2019. On Tuesday, head coach Mark Stoops announced that Scalzo tore his ACL in Saturday’s team scrimmage. Nik Scalzo has 171 posts on their Instagram profile. The latest season released on Friday. "Disappointed for him," Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops said Tuesday after confirming Scalzo will need another surgery. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. The 28th-ranked dual-threat quarterback via 247 Sports composite also held offers from Tulane, Illinois, Harvard, Buffalo and Akron among others. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today:www.courier-journal.com/jonh. https://heavy.com/sports/2019/08/nik-scalzo-qb1-kentucky-where-now All rights reserved. "He’s worked extremely hard to come back as fast as he did from the first surgery, to be cleared, to get out here and participate. Scalzo, who is one of three quarterbacks featured in season three of the Netflix show "QB1: Under the Lights," reinjured his knee in a preseason scrimmage Saturday.