Kenny Minchey

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Kenny Minchey
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNo. 8
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
High school Pope Saint John Paul II (Hendersonville, Tennessee)

Kenny Minchey is an American college football quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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High school career

Minchey attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville, Tennessee. As a junior, he threw for 3,280 yards and 32 touchdowns and was selected to participate in the 2022 Elite 11. [1] Minchey originally verbally committed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers, but he later decommitted. [2] [3] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame. [4]

College career

Minchey played sparingly during his first two seasons at Notre Dame. [5] Entering the 2025 season, he is competing for the Fighting Irish's starting quarterback job with CJ Carr. [6] [7]

College statistics
SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2023 Notre Dame 300–022100.0126.000150.4000.00
2024 Notre Dame 100–011100.044.000133.62126.01
2025 Notre Dame
Career 400–033100.0168.100144.82126.01

References

  1. Robinson, George (August 1, 2022). "Pitt commit Kenny Minchey of JPII knew football was his future, but he had to convince his parents first". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. "Pitt secures verbal commitment from high school quarterback Kenny Minchey". The Trib.
  3. Weaver, Tim (November 15, 2022). "4-star QB Kenny Minchey decommits from Pitt". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. Gallagher, Michael (November 23, 2022). "Four-star JPII QB Kenny Minchey commits to Notre Dame". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  5. Berardino, Mike (March 25, 2025). "Don't overlook rocket-armed Kenny Minchey in Notre Dame football's QB battle". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  6. Sampson, Pete (August 2, 2025). "Notre Dame's quarterback competition: How will Irish decide CJ Carr vs. Kenny Minchey?". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  7. "Notre Dame's Carr, Minchey to vie for top QB". ESPN.com. April 23, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.