Ben Hicks
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Midway (Waco, Texas) |
Ben Hicks is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the SMU Mustangs and Arkansas Razorbacks.
High school career
[edit]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
[edit]SMU
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| SMU Mustangs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Redshirt 
| |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 11 | 4–7 | 234 | 422 | 55.5 | 2,930 | 6.9 | 19 | 15 | 121.5 | 41 | -83 | -2.0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 7–6 | 276 | 472 | 58.5 | 3,569 | 7.6 | 33 | 12 | 140.0 | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 | 3–6 | 208 | 372 | 55.9 | 2,582 | 6.9 | 19 | 7 | 127.3 | 45 | -68 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 1–3 | 65 | 137 | 47.4 | 738 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 94.6 | 21 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Career | 44 | 37 | 15−22 | 783 | 1,403 | 55.8 | 9,819 | 7.0 | 73 | 36 | 126.6 | 161 | -94 | -0.6 | 3 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "SMU adds Waco Midway QB Ben Hicks". Dallas News. January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ Cherry, Brice (July 13, 2014). "Midway QB Hicks proves elite ability at Nike camp". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SMU's Ben Hicks feels like a different quarterback after rededicating himself in offseason". Dallas News. August 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Hicks, SMU's all-time leading passer, to transfer". ESPN.com. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ben Hicks' Decision to go to SMU Reviewed". KNWA FOX24. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "SMU QB Hicks joins ex-coach Morris at Arkansas". ESPN.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stacy, Kelli. "Analyzing Arkansas QB Ben Hicks as player, leader and (SEC) newcomer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Razorbacks Name Ben Hicks Starting Quarterback For Season Opener". 5newsonline.com. August 26, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Hicks does just enough in first start as Hogs' QB". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas makes switch at QB, Starkel in for Hicks". ESPN.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Hicks 2019 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Hicks Career Stats - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.