Report: Kylin Hill not expected play for Mississippi State for 2020 season
Kylin Hill’s time with the Mississippi State football program appears to be coming to an end.
According to numerous reports on Tuesday, Hill will not return to the Bulldogs this year, instead opting to turn his attention to getting ready for the NFL Draft. The news was first reported by AL.com’s Matt Zenitz, with ESPN’s Chris Low and Alex Scarborough stating the same.
Hill took to his Twitter and Instagram accounts to dispute Zenitz’s original report, though, posting “Dang I left the team? Thats news for me also”. He would later delete the message from both social networking sites.
The senior ran for 1,350 yards on 242 carries last season, recording 10 touchdowns. He also made 18 catches for 180 yards and 1 touchdown. Through 3 games in 2020, he had hauled in 23 catches for 237 yards and 1 score while carrying it 15 times for 58 yards in Mike Leach’s revamped offense, choosing to return for a final year instead of declaring after the 2019 campaign.
–@tbhorka on Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill: "This is a guy who a lot of people didn’t think was going to play college football at all in 2020. He’s a young man who could have made that decision, but there was so much optimism coming into this season about Mike Leach’s system.”
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) October 27, 2020
But the Columbus, Miss. native did not play in the Bulldogs’ 28-14 loss to Texas A&M in Starkville on Oct. 17, serving a suspension due to his “actions and reactions” following their 24-2 defeat at Kentucky on Oct. 10.
With Hill’s reported departure, it could mean added opportunities for a pair of true freshmen in Dillon Johnson and Jo’Quavious Marks. Marks ran the ball 7 times for 25 yards while making 9 catches for 40 yards against the Aggies, while Johnson was used sparingly.
All sorts of folks “jumping ship”….what’s really going on here?
I can’t help but think that Leach tends to alienate players that don’t suit his system as well as he wants.
Leach doesn’t stroke egos and coddle players. He’s won at every place he’s coached, but he hasn’t exactly attracted elite talent. That’s the only reason I’m not sure his type of football will work consistently in the SEC. Once or twice a year…sure.
He’s won at every place he’s coached?
Won what? Do you mean he wasn’t 0-12 every year?
He’s won a lot more than the coaches that were there before him. You’re not going to win championships at Texas Tech or Wazzu. Just winning 10 games multiple times at those places is equally as impressive as winning a national championship at a traditional power.
I think he won 10 games once at each of those schools. Leach is an average coach with a memorable personality. State will fire him in 3 years.
No, Supreme Dump, State won’t; because he will breed success at Mississippi State.
Good timing, right before the Bama game LOL
The Head Coach is called the Head Coach for reason…You either want to play a 10 game SEC schedule, which is brutal, no patsies so you can PAD your stats, or you don’t because you think you might get hurt…Leach has to have kids that buy into the program, and the young ones will because they get to play…nothing really mysterious, you either want to play or you don’t want to play
Yep. We’re seeing them get weeded out right now.
Wonder if he got his feelings hurt after being suspended last week and said buh bye..
He’s a little primadonna me first kind of headache no NFL coach is really going to wanna take a gamble on.
Wazzu fans told us to expect transfers and folks heading out. I figured it would happen before the season, but seems like halfway through we’re seeing it.
It’s not a RB friendly offense. He probably felt like he was just wasting time. Leach could put a WR in that spot and get the same production.
If Hill had become a locker-room-cancer, the team is better off without him. The way the season is going for MSU now…that’s the last thing you need. And very true…the Head Coach is the Head Coach.
Might as well focus on getting players who want to be there reps and prep for next season…this one will be a bust
It’s the perfect year to get this stuff out of the way.
And after they changed the flag for him. Sheesh, that’s gratitude for ya!