Ben Hicks

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Ben Hicks
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Position Quarterback
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Midway (Waco, Texas)

Ben Hicks is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the SMU Mustangs and Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Early life

Hicks attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas. As a senior he threw for over 3,400 yards and 28 touchdowns. [1] He was invited to the Elite 11, where he finished with a high rank among the other participants. [2] A four-star recruit, Hicks was once committed to Houston, before he flipped his commitment to play at Southern Methodist University. [3]

College career

SMU

After redshirting in 2015, Hicks started 11 games in 2016, after an injury to Matt Davis in the season opener. [4] He finished his redshirt freshman season passing for 2,930 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. [5] In 2017, he passed for 3,569 yards and 33 touchdowns. [6] At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Hicks announced his decision to transfer. [7]

Hicks finished his time at SMU totaling 9,081 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions. He is the program's leader in career passing yards. [8]

Arkansas

Hicks transferred to the University of Arkansas, reuniting with his former coach, Chad Morris. [9] [10] Entering the 2019 season opener against Portland State, Hicks was named the Razorback's starting quarterback. [11] [12] In his first start with Arkansas, he completed 14 of 29 passes for 143 yards, in a 20–13 win. [13] After struggling the following week against Ole Miss, Hicks was benched in favor of Nick Starkel. [14] He finished the season throwing for 738 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. [15]

Hicks finished his career throwing for 9,819 yards, 73 touchdowns, and 36 interceptions. [16]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
SMU Mustangs
2015 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2016 12114–723442255.52,9306.91915121.541-83-2.02
2017 13137–627647258.53,5697.63312140.054470.91
2018 1293–620837255.92,5826.9197127.345-68-1.50
Arkansas Razorbacks
2019 741–36513747.47385.42294.621190.50
Career 443715−227831,40355.89,8197.07336126.6161-94-0.63

References

  1. ↑ "SMU adds Waco Midway QB Ben Hicks". Dallas News. January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Brice (July 13, 2014). "Midway QB Hicks proves elite ability at Nike camp". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Why one-time Houston QB commit Ben Hicks flipped to SMU and stayed with Mustangs despite late push from Texas Tech". Dallas News. September 14, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ben Hicks leaves spring practice with a slight edge in SMU's quarterback competition but Rafe Peavey isn't far behind". Dallas News. April 9, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "SMU's Ben Hicks feels like a different quarterback after rededicating himself in offseason". Dallas News. August 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hicks, SMU's all-time leading passer, to transfer". ESPN.com. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Source: SMU all-time leading passer Ben Hicks to transfer; what's next for the Mustangs at QB?". Dallas News. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ben Hicks' Decision to go to SMU Reviewed". KNWA FOX24. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "SMU QB Hicks joins ex-coach Morris at Arkansas". ESPN.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kersey, Jason. "Meet the new guy: Grad transfer QB Ben Hicks expected to hasten Arkansas' rebuilding job". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ Stacy, Kelli. "Analyzing Arkansas QB Ben Hicks as player, leader and (SEC) newcomer". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Razorbacks Name Ben Hicks Starting Quarterback For Season Opener". 5newsonline.com. August 26, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hicks does just enough in first start as Hogs' QB". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Arkansas makes switch at QB, Starkel in for Hicks". ESPN.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ben Hicks 2019 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ben Hicks Career Stats - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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