His receivers love that about Hill and said it helps the team stay balanced no matter the situation. (Offensive coordinator) Jake Spavital said he has zero nerves that's about right." "You don't want that out of your linebackers, but it probably helps him in a situation like that. "Him traveling last year and being a part of those different environments helped, but his demeanor certainly helps because he's so calm," Sumlin said. But his serene personality helped him go on the road to South Carolina for his first start and not bat an eye in directing a surprising 52-28 rout of the Gamecocks. Sumlin said he has seen his quarterback yawning in practice sometimes and simply shakes his head. If it were up to coach Kevin Sumlin, Hill would probably be called Kenny Chill. Just to talk about my nickname, I think that's unreal." "I think at some point I can earn that nickname," he said, "To say that he likes the idea was pretty cool, too. Bun B tweeted about the nickname, saying he liked the idea of it but that Hill would have to do more to be "trill." Hill was floored that perhaps the most famous rapper in Texas addressed his moniker. Trill has long been used by Texas rapper Bun B, who calls himself Bun B Trill OG.
I think it's just unbelievable that it took off like that." "I get on Twitter and 'Kenny Trill' is trending on Twitter. He was stunned by the media attention his new nickname elicited. He went through a list of names and decided "Kenny Trill" was his favorite. Manziel and others were calling him Kenny Football, a sensible nod to Manziel's "Johnny Football" nickname.Įxcept Hill didn't like that. He woke up the next day and realized his phone was broken and couldn't be fixed, so he tracked the buzz on Twitter - suddenly he had gone from unknown backup to one of the hottest players in college football. The ultra-confident 19-year-old burst onto the scene by throwing for a school-record 511 yards in A&M's season-opening win at South Carolina. 6 Texas A&M to a perfect start with a chance to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2006 with a win on Saturday at SMU.
You don't have to go out there and do anything crazy, just go out there and ball,'" Hill recalled. He did, however, ask the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and one of the most popular college players in recent history for some advice. COLLEGE STATION - Kenny Hill insists he wasn't daunted taking over for Johnny Manziel as quarterback at Texas A&M.
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