West Georgia Transfer QB Davin Wydner Commits to Louisville

Wydner started his career at Ole Miss before transferring the the Wolves.

West Georgia quarterback Davin Wydner | University of Louisville Athletics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program now has both their likely starting and backup quarterbacks for the 2026 season.

Former West Georgia signal caller Davin Wydner announced Sunday that he has committed to the Cardinals. He's the second transfer commitment of the day, following Eastern Kentucky defensive tackle Tommy Ziesmer.

So far, Louisville has landed 23 transfer commitments, beginning to offset 25 portal defections that they has seen so far. The 14-day transfer window officially opened up last Friday, and is the only opportunity for players to enter following the removal of the spring window.

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound quarterback has spent the last two seasons at West Georgia, and has been a dynamic dual threat weapon during his time with the Wolves. Starting 10 games this season, Wydner completed 56.3 percent of his passes for 1,667 yards and 15 touchdown against eight interceptions. He also ran 110 times for 442 yards and three scores, and caught a 10-yard pass for a touchdown.

Wydner spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career with Ole Miss as a walk-on. After seeing no in-game action during his time in Oxford, the Cocoa, Fla. native transferring to West Georgia ahead of the 2024 season. That year in 11 games plus eight starts, he completed 62.0 percent of his passes for 1,718 yards and nine touchdowns to only one pick, while rushing 66 times for 249 yards and seven scores.

Louisville's quarterback room is going to look very different next season. Miller Moss graduated, while Deuce Adams, Brady Allen and Mason Mims all hit the portal. The Cardinals landed Ohio State transfer Lincoln Kienholz as their presumptive starter, and are also bringing in true freshman Briggs Cherry, giving them only three scholarship signal callers thus far.

In their third season under head coach Jeff Brohm, Louisville went 9-4 overall, including a 4-4 mark in ACC play and a 27-22 win over Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Cardinals have won at least nine games in all three seasons under Brohm, doing so for the first time since 2012-14.

(Photo of Davin Wydner via University of Louisville Athletics)

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