It took just one masterful performance in the season opener for Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill to be recognized as a Heisman Trophy contender. Not only was Jesse Palmer quick to draw comparisons to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston‘s debut lasts season at Pittsburgh, but one sports book (Sportsbook.com, actually) has already put Hill on the board, and with very respectable odds.
We live in a reactionary world when it comes to sports, so it should come as no surprise Hill was added to the Heisman odds. But there was more to the Vegas lines as well, with Texas A&M moving from 100/1 odds to 40/1 (this despite lacking much on defense).Just added #KennyHill to Heisman race, where he is 20/1 to win. http://t.co/o8QfnWwwiP
— Sportsbook.com ® (@Sportsbook_com) August 29, 2014
Odds on Texas A&M to win college football national title have gone from 100/1 to 40/1 http://t.co/o8QfnWwwiP
— Sportsbook.com ® (@Sportsbook_com) August 29, 2014
Hill etched his name in the Texas A&M history books in leading the Aggies to a season-opening road win at South Carolina Thursday night. Hill passed or 511 yards and three touchdowns, and completed 44 of 60 pass attempts in his debut as the new starting quarterback.