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Ben Hicks
American football quarterback From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ben Hicks is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the SMU Mustangs and Arkansas Razorbacks.
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
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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]
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