Josh Hoover (American football)

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Josh Hoover
TCU Horned FrogsNo. 10
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Personal information
Born: (2004-02-15) February 15, 2004 (age 21)
Rockwall, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
  • TCU (2022–present)
High school Rockwall-Heath (Heath, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Josh Hoover (born February 15, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Early life and high school

Hoover was born in Rockwall, Texas where he attended high school at Rockwall-Heath. Hoover finished his high school career throwing for 9,953 yards and 108 touchdowns in three seasons. [1] Hoover was named the 2021 winner of the Landry Award, given annually to the top high school football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. [1] Hoover was initially committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. [2] However, he flipped his commitment to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. [1]

College career

2022

As a freshman in 2022, Hoover appeared in one game, completing his only pass attempt for two yards, and took a redshirt. [3] [4]

2023

In week 6 of the 2023 season, Hoover came in to relief for starting quarterback Chandler Morris after he went down with an injury. Hoover completed 11 of his 19 pass attempts for 119 yards and one touchdown, with an interception in a loss to Iowa State. [5]

In the following week, Hoover made his first career start where he completed 37 out of his 58 passing attempts for 439 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-11 rout of BYU. [6]

2024

Against Kansas, Hoover went 28 of 37 for 356 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions. Against Texas Tech, he finished 21 of 32 passing for 344 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Frogs to a comeback victory. [7]

2025

In the season opener against University of North Carolina, in what was Bill Belichick's debut the head coach of the University of North Carolina, Josh Hoover led the Horned Frogs to a 48-14 victory. [8]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
TCU Horned Frogs
2022 100–011100.022.000116.8000.00
2023 1062–418529862.12,2067.4159134.82050.32
2024 13139–431347166.53,9498.42711151.147-19-0.44
2025 111–0273675.02847.921154.0133.00
Career [4] 252012–852680665.364418.04421145.268-11-0.26

Personal life

Hoover is a Christian. He has said, “My faith keeps me grounded and gives me comfort that no matter how I perform on Saturdays, God still loves and cares about me.” [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Davison, Drew. "Three-star QB Josh Hoover says TCU proved to be 'right fit' once Sonny Dykes took over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. Hoyt, Joseph (June 22, 2021). "Rockwall-Heath QB Josh Hoover commits to Indiana". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. Johnson, Steven. "Faith and football: What's motivating TCU quarterback Josh Hoover through a tough season". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Josh Hoover College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  5. Reynolds, Kevin. "Was BYU ill-prepared for Josh Hoover? Or did TCU find Max Duggan's replacement?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. Hawkins, Stephen (October 14, 2023). "Hoover throws for 439 yards and four TDs in his first TCU start as Frogs roll past BYU 44-11". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/sports/2024/10/26/hoover-throws-3-tds-as-tcu-rallies-from-17-point-deficit-to-beat-texas-tech-35-34
  8. https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401754523/tcu-north-carolina
  9. Kruse, Ethan. "Josh Hoover - Rooted in Faith". His Huddle. Retrieved December 11, 2023.