In memory of K.J. Hill

[Biggus Piggus]

Against an assortment of mostly sad-sack opponents, using a revolving door quarterback system, Dee Ohio State University has thrown the football 25 times per game. That included 16 passes in the crippling loss against Michigan State.

Ohio State quarterbacks have completed 63% of their passes for 12 yards per reception, 7.6 yards per pass attempt, with 17 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Top receivers have been

WR Michael Thomas (6-3 jr) - 47-659 (14.0 ypc), 8 TDs
H-back Jalin Marshall (5-11 so) - 29-417 (14.4 ypc), 4 TDs
RB Ezekiel Elliott (6-0 jr) - 24-169 (7.0 ypc), 0 TD
QB/H-back Braxton Miller (6-2 sr) - 23-324 (14.1 ypc), 3 TD

Yup. Hill has been on the active roster but unneeded, because Ohio State HARDLY THROWS PASSES TO MORE THAN ONE WIDE RECEIVER.

Keon Hatcher, who played two games for Arkansas, has more catches than almost the entire roster of Ohio State wideouts.

Some Arkansas stats...

Arkansas is averaging 30 passes per game. Completion: 65%. Yards per catch: 14.2. Yards per throw: 9.3. Touchdowns: 30. Interceptions: 6.

Top receivers:

WR Drew Morgan - 52-723 (13.9 ypc), 10 TDs.
TE Hunter Henry - 44-619 (14.1 ypc), 3 TDs.
WR Dominique Reed - 23-483 (21.0 ypc), 6 TDs.
TE Jeremy Sprinkle - 23-308 (13.4 ypc), 5 TDs.
WR Jared Cornelius - 22-358 (16.3 ypc), 3 TDs.

Arkansas has a real passing game. Crappy dump passes to a tailback are not a staple of the Hogs' offense.

K.J. Hill must be wondering OMG what have I done?

[Bebop]

Who are you talking about?

[Ironhawg]

First in with who is K.J. Hill?

[pigture perfect]

Who?

[An old hog fanatic]

Hope whoever got the bribe money is enjoying it.

[Biggus Piggus]

Promise I didn't make him up. He is a name on the OSU depth chart. Promise. It's in 4-point type, but he's there.

[wildturkey8]

Kids being led astray by "handlers" and "advisers".

[sickboy]

Careful, the kid may be asking for a transfer soon.

[SemperHawg]

Some where a coach thought he was going to get his Hugh Freeze/Gus Malzahn big break into D-1 football.   Crootin is a dirty a$$ business sometimes, I genuinely feel bad for KJ.

[Karma]

In light of the tragedy with fellow NLR alum Tenpenny, this thread could have a better name.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

In light of the tragedy with fellow NLR alum Tenpenny, this thread could have a better name.

[DCimport]

Reed has been a difference maker this year.  Not sure how Hill would have been.  Corrected

[WooPig90]

Good. Hope he regrets his decision

[PorkRinds]

Reed has been a difference maker this year.  Not sure how Hill would have been  but bringing up Reed because Hill would have taken his scholarship.

This.  It's easy to see now why CBB said Reed was their first priority at WR.  The dude just has it.  KJ would not have made as much difference this year as Reed has IMO.  He likely would have played though, which is more than he can say at OSU.  I hope Montez is happy!

[Biggus Piggus]

Reed has been a difference maker this year.  Not sure how Hill would have been  but bringing up Reed because Hill would have taken his scholarship.

Untrue. Arkansas was recruiting Reed all along. He wasn't a last-minute offer by any means.

[jgphillips3]

Reed is a freak.  Can we put him on the Darren McFadden reproduction program to enhance our team in the 2030's?

[Hakuna Matata]

Separated at Birth - KJ Hill Edition

KJ Hill


Bench Rider

[scorekeeper]

In light of the tragedy with fellow NLR alum Tenpenny, this thread could have a better name.

I agree.

[hogsanity]

Against an assortment of mostly sad-sack opponents, using a revolving door quarterback system, Dee Ohio State University has thrown the football 25 times per game. That included 16 passes in the crippling loss against Michigan State.

Ohio State quarterbacks have completed 63% of their passes for 12 yards per reception, 7.6 yards per pass attempt, with 17 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Top receivers have been

WR Michael Thomas (6-3 jr) - 47-659 (14.0 ypc), 8 TDs
H-back Jalin Marshall (5-11 so) - 29-417 (14.4 ypc), 4 TDs
RB Ezekiel Elliott (6-0 jr) - 24-169 (7.0 ypc), 0 TD
QB/H-back Braxton Miller (6-2 sr) - 23-324 (14.1 ypc), 3 TD

Yup. Hill has been on the active roster but unneeded, because Ohio State HARDLY THROWS PASSES TO MORE THAN ONE WIDE RECEIVER.

Keon Hatcher, who played two games for Arkansas, has more catches than almost the entire roster of Ohio State wideouts.

Some Arkansas stats...

Arkansas is averaging 30 passes per game. Completion: 65%. Yards per catch: 14.2. Yards per throw: 9.3. Touchdowns: 30. Interceptions: 6.

Top receivers:

WR Drew Morgan - 52-723 (13.9 ypc), 10 TDs.
TE Hunter Henry - 44-619 (14.1 ypc), 3 TDs.
WR Dominique Reed - 23-483 (21.0 ypc), 6 TDs.
TE Jeremy Sprinkle - 23-308 (13.4 ypc), 5 TDs.
WR Jared Cornelius - 22-358 (16.3 ypc), 3 TDs.

Arkansas has a real passing game. Crappy dump passes to a tailback are not a staple of the Hogs' offense.

K.J. Hill must be wondering OMG what have I done?

Several people predicted the Oho St part of this when he signed with them. Not sure much changes for Ohio St next year either.

[scorekeeper]

The team had just won a national championship along with returning a lot of starters. Maybe he thought "For a championship ring I'll ride the bench my freshman year" didn't work out for him even though Ohio State has one loss and Bama has one loss and Bama's loss wasn't as close as the scoreboard showed.

[Danny J]

Hope he rides the bench all 4 years....serves him and his family right for being led a$tray.

What is really glorious about this whole deal is that he needs us(Playing time) more than we need him. 

[Sivad]

K.J. Hill must be wondering OMG what have I done?

That he screwed the pooch.

[Corkscrew Johnson]

You guys just don't get it.  Until you experience the atmosphere of playing Indiana at 11am on ABC in the 35 degree weather, you aren't really in position to criticize KJ. 

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Reed has been a difference maker this year.  Not sure how Hill would have been  but bringing up Reed because Hill would have taken his scholarship.

We had a scholarship for both.

[ricepig]

We had a scholarship for both.

Correct, we might not have gotten Ricky Town, though. I'll take a kid wanting to come here over a traitor any day of the week.

[Hogeration]

I still think he wanted to go to the UA but after all the crap that broke, he decided to get away from any kind of crazy talk.  It died down so quick that I bet he wished he would have stayed committed to the Hogs.

[bkjbearcat]

I guess Hill made a business decision like Monk and Goodwin. So far the only business Hill will do is in the Arena League, maybe CFL. Go Rattlers or Go Roughriders!

[Großer Kriegschwein]

I guess Hill made a business decision like Monk and Goodwin. So far the only business Hill will do is in the Arena League, maybe CFL. Go Rattlers or Go Roughriders!

North Kentucky River Monsters.

[DoctorSusscrofa]

Let's be kind. Hill is a true freshman on a team loaded with talent. Give him another year before mocking him. Besides - I'm happy with who we got. No reason the pile on a kid we didn't get.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Correct, we might not have gotten Ricky Town, though. I'll take a kid wanting to come here over a traitor any day of the week.

I wonder what KJ thought when he heard about Town coming here as they both played on the same team at the opening and the Army game

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Let's be kind. Hill is a true freshman on a team loaded with talent. Give him another year before mocking him. Besides - I'm happy with who we got. No reason the pile on a kid we didn't get.

My understanding is he is redshirting this season

[DoctorSusscrofa]

My understanding is he is redshirting this season

I'm sure that's true. It makes good sense on a team that can recruit great athletes every year at all positions.

[DeltaBoy]

Separated at Birth - KJ Hill Edition

KJ Hill


Bench Rider

BOOM

[hoglady]

In light of the tragedy with fellow NLR alum Tenpenny, this thread could have a better name.

No kidding.
I thought - oh my god - what happened when I saw the title.

[gmarv]

the title is fine.you want sensitive you probable ain,t gonna find it here on hogville.

[bigdaddyhawg]

Against an assortment of mostly sad-sack opponents, using a revolving door quarterback system, Dee Ohio State University has thrown the football 25 times per game. That included 16 passes in the crippling loss against Michigan State.

Ohio State quarterbacks have completed 63% of their passes for 12 yards per reception, 7.6 yards per pass attempt, with 17 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Top receivers have been

WR Michael Thomas (6-3 jr) - 47-659 (14.0 ypc), 8 TDs
H-back Jalin Marshall (5-11 so) - 29-417 (14.4 ypc), 4 TDs
RB Ezekiel Elliott (6-0 jr) - 24-169 (7.0 ypc), 0 TD
QB/H-back Braxton Miller (6-2 sr) - 23-324 (14.1 ypc), 3 TD

Yup. Hill has been on the active roster but unneeded, because Ohio State HARDLY THROWS PASSES TO MORE THAN ONE WIDE RECEIVER.

Keon Hatcher, who played two games for Arkansas, has more catches than almost the entire roster of Ohio State wideouts.

Some Arkansas stats...

Arkansas is averaging 30 passes per game. Completion: 65%. Yards per catch: 14.2. Yards per throw: 9.3. Touchdowns: 30. Interceptions: 6.

Top receivers:

WR Drew Morgan - 52-723 (13.9 ypc), 10 TDs.
TE Hunter Henry - 44-619 (14.1 ypc), 3 TDs.
WR Dominique Reed - 23-483 (21.0 ypc), 6 TDs.
TE Jeremy Sprinkle - 23-308 (13.4 ypc), 5 TDs.
WR Jared Cornelius - 22-358 (16.3 ypc), 3 TDs.

Arkansas has a real passing game. Crappy dump passes to a tailback are not a staple of the Hogs' offense.

K.J. Hill must be wondering OMG what have I done?

Hey, don't be too hard on good ol' KJ.

It takes most of their new freshmen their RS year to figure out where the best free cars, tatoos, fur coats, etc. are to be located.

He's got to have his priorities.

[Calling All Hogs]

He already has a historical legacy as a high school player. The only player in Arkansas history to lose 10 football games and at least 24 boys basketball games that had already been won. 

[Karma]

the title is fine.you want sensitive you probable ain,t gonna find it here on hogville.

I guess some of us are bothered by teenagers dying more than you.

[The_Iceman]

Don't think he would swallow his pride and transfer back to little ole Arkansas.

[Hogarusa]

This is a dumb thread.  No clue why so many of you like to tear down Arkansas kids that choose to go the top programs in the country.

He is a true freshmen playing on the defending national champion team that is currently 10-1.  Every WR they have on the roster is a former 4 and 5 star.

[wholehog92]

Not sure I understand the mentality of this thread.  I would have loved to have had KJ playing for us.  He is a talented kid.  If he didn't want to be here, good riddance I'll focus on those that do.

I did click on the thread with dread thinking the young man passed.  I shouldn't have been surprised at what I found I guess.

[Sow Lancelot]

You guys just don't get it.  Until you experience the atmosphere of playing Indiana at 11am on ABC in the 35 degree weather, you aren't really in position to criticize KJ. 

L.O.L.

[jkstock04]

You guys just don't get it.  Until you experience the atmosphere of playing Indiana at 11am on ABC in the 35 degree weather, you aren't really in position to criticize KJ. 

Best zinger in the whole damn thread right here! That's my kind of sarcastic humor.

Only thing I would say is kid does have a national championship ring. Even if he doesn't get much play time, he could get a degree and graduate...and that combined with being on a national championship caliber team would (to me) still be a heck of an experience.

[PorkRinds]

Best zinger in the whole damn thread right here! That's my kind of sarcastic humor.

Only thing I would say is kid does have a national championship ring. Even if he doesn't get much play time, he could get a degree and graduate...and that combined with being on a national championship caliber team would (to me) still be a heck of an experience.

Kid doesn't have a national championship ring...

[Bubba's Bruisers]

Not sure I understand the mentality of this thread.  I would have loved to have had KJ playing for us.  He is a talented kid.  If he didn't want to be here, good riddance I'll focus on those that do.

I did click on the thread with dread thinking the young man passed.  I shouldn't have been surprised at what I found I guess.

[gmarv]

Kid doesn't have a national championship ring...

guess they could of reserved one for his signature ?

[sickboy]

This is a dumb thread.  No clue why so many of you like to tear down Arkansas kids that choose to go the top programs in the country.

He is a true freshmen playing on the defending national champion team that is currently 10-1.  Every WR they have on the roster is a former 4 and 5 star.

It's just sour milk. We get that from time to time. KJ Hill's departure was made a little more sour because of his handlers. That seems to be an issue with high valued Arkansas recruits.

Anyway, Hill has plenty of opportunity to make a career for himself at Ohio State. Though, I do think he's unlikely to be an elite college football receiver. Not on that team. If he was a real difference maker, he'd have made a name for himself this year. Christian Kirk is that kind of WR -- the one that all the national media folks chat about on Saturday mornings as a game breaker.

I think that's just the nature of college football. It's such a short window of years that you get to play that if you're not grabbing national attention as a freshman, then people see you as a role player, not a game breaker. Especially at a position like WR.

And there's no doubt that KJ Hill, had he come to Arkansas, would have garnered more attention.

[bigdaddyhawg]

This is a dumb thread.  No clue why so many of you like to tear down Arkansas kids that choose to go the top programs in the country.

One day, perhaps, if you're lucky, you'll find your clue.

[Choctaw Hog]

You guys just don't get it.  Until you experience the atmosphere of playing Indiana at 11am on ABC in the 35 degree weather, you aren't really in position to criticize KJ. 

LOL.

[swinemaster]

I think the OP made a good point about the comparison of offensive styles.  The media had portrayed us as a power running team with no downfield passing potential.  Now look at us.  We throw it way better than they do.  And to be honest, they never have really thrown it that effectively.

Point is, if he was making a business decision to play in an offense that could showcase his abilities the best, he made the wrong choice based on how this season is playing out.

I love it.