Arkansas landed their grad transfer in Ben Hicks, the former SMU quarterback who played two seasons under Chad Morris. Now a year after Morris made the step up to SEC football, Hicks is doing the same. We’ve got three years of data points against AAC competition, consistently the best Group of 5 conference, to see what kind of numbers Hicks put up.
Under Chad Morris
In 2016, SMU just missed out on a bowl bid at 5-7. As a redshirt freshman, Hicks needed some time to grow into the position. He struggled early on, throwing four touchdowns and nine interceptions in a 2-3 start.