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It was bound to happen at some point.
Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill threw his first career interception Saturday on an apparent miscommunication with receiver Ricky Seals-Jones.
Seals-Jones continued downfield as Hill threw to the sideline, and SMU safety Shakiel Randolph circled back for the interception. The video official reviewed the play, but determined Randolph got his hands underneath the ball.
Hill hadn’t thrown an interception in 149 career passes. Entering the game at SMU, he’d thrown 11 touchdowns this season and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes on 9.4 yards per attempt.
After shredding South Carolina on the road to open the season, Hill got some early love for the Heisman Trophy, as A&M’s offense seemingly got better without Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans. Last week against Rice, he missed on a few short and intermediate throws, but still managed 300 passing yards and four touchdowns.
The Aggies also committed penalties on the first three plays of the game, including the opening kickoff, and Hill appeared to cross wires with running back Trey Williams on the subsequent drive, but turned the miscommunication into a long gain that set up a touchdown.
Backup Kyle Allen, after losing what was characterized as a very close competition for the starting quarterback job, has thrown two interceptions in 18 pass attempts. As long as this game follows script, expect him to get plenty of opportunities to improve that ratio later this game.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
