As the news of Kenny Hill’s transfer from Texas A&M came out, I can’t help but think about the end of seeing fifth-year seniors.
We saw a few this past season with Blake Sims, Dylan Thompson, and Hutson Mason, but I don’t think we will be seeing many in the future. These kids want to play, and want to play immediately.
I remember hearing all the pitches from coaches about getting early playing time and “we aren’t recruiting any other quarterback this year.”
I may have made some stupid decisions in my career, but I’m not an idiot. I knew that maybe they didn’t recruit any other quarterback my same year, but they had two guys from the year before and three quarterbacks lined up the next year.
(I’m not complaining at all. I understand recruiting and that you have to keep getting quality players to your school or you’re going to have down years.)
Back to my point, since all these high school kids are getting four- and five-star rankings and are fed enough to make their heads explode, they don’t want to stick around at a program and work hard for their starting spot. Again, I’m not talking about every single incoming quarterback, I’m just saying in general.
When a young quarterback is beaten out, as Hill got beaten out by Allen with the Aggies, he thought he wasn’t ever going to play or start again, so he asked for a transfer. With the addition of Kyler Murray, a five-star that hasn’t lost a game in high school, Hill saw his chances dwindle.
I want to clarify that I am not bashing Hill or any quarterback that seeks a transfer, I am simply stating my opinion that I don’t think we are going to see many fifth-year senior quarterbacks in the future. I think Hill will be very successful wherever he transfers and I wish him luck.
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