TCU has named Texas A&M transfer Kenny Hill its starting quarterback, coach Gary Patterson announced after practice Thursday.
Hill, the starting quarterback at Texas A&M for eight games in 2014, had been competing with third-year sophomore Foster Sawyer for the job. The No. 13 Horned Frogs open the season against South Dakota State on Sept. 3.
For Hill, earning the starting job is a major step in a comeback that began 19 months ago when he left Texas A&M.
Hill succeeded Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel at A&M in 2014 and achieved immediate stardom as a sophomore, breaking the school's single-game passing record with 511 yards in a blowout road win over then-No.