Josh Hoover (born February 15, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs.
| TCU Horned Frogs – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 15, 2004 Rockwall, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Rockwall-Heath (Heath, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school
editHoover was born in Rockwall, Texas where he attended high school at Rockwall-Heath. Hoover finished his high school career throwing for 9,953 yards and 108 touchdowns in three seasons.[1] Hoover was named the 2021 winner of the Landry Award, given annually to the top high school football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.[2] Hoover was initially committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.[3][4] However, he de-committed and changed his commitment to play for the TCU Horned Frogs.[5][6]
College career
edit2022
editIn Hoover's first career season in 2022, he would redshirt and only appear in one game completing his only pass attempt for two yards.[7][8]
2023
editIn week six of the 2023 season, Hoover came in to relief for starting quarterback Chandler Morris after he went down with an injury. Hoover completed 11 of his 19 pass attempts for 119 yards and one touchdown, with an interception, but the Horned Frogs lost to Iowa State.[9]
In the following week, Hoover made his first career start where he completed 37 out of his 58 passing attempts for 439 yards and four touchdowns, as he led TCU to a rout of BYU winning 44-11.[10]
2024
editAgainst Kansas, Hoover went 28/37 for 356 yards and three scores, despite having two interceptions.
Against Texas Tech, Hoover finished 21/32 passing for 344 yards and 3 touchdowns, leading the Frogs to a stunning comeback victory. [11]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| TCU Horned Frogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 116.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 2–4 | 185 | 298 | 62.1 | 2,206 | 7.4 | 15 | 9 | 134.8 | 20 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 293 | 439 | 66.7 | 3,697 | 8.4 | 23 | 10 | 150.2 | 43 | -15 | -0.3 | 4 | |
| Career[12] | 23 | 18 | 10–8 | 479 | 738 | 64.9 | 5,905 | 8.0 | 38 | 19 | 144.0 | 63 | -10 | -0.2 | 6 | |
Personal life
editHoover is a Christian. He has said, “My faith keeps me grounded and gives me comfort that no matter how I perform on Saturdays, God still loves and cares about me.”[13]
References
edit- ^ Davison, Drew. "Three-star QB Josh Hoover says TCU proved to be 'right fit' once Sonny Dykes took over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Josh Hoover says TCU proved to be 'right fit' once Sonny Dykes took over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 12, 2021.
- ^ Brew, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Indiana Gets Commitment From Texas Quarterback Josh Hoover". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Hoyt, Joseph (June 22, 2021). "Rockwall-Heath QB Josh Hoover commits to Indiana". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Matt. "Texas QB Josh Hoover decommits from IU football amid a busy few days for Hoosiers offense". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Davison, Drew. "TCU football lands commitment from three-star QB Josh Hoover". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Steven. "Faith and football: What's motivating TCU quarterback Josh Hoover through a tough season". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Josh Hoover 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, Kevin. "Was BYU ill-prepared for Josh Hoover? Or did TCU find Max Duggan's replacement?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Hawkins, Stephen (October 14, 2023). "Hoover throws for 439 yards and four TDs in his first TCU start as Frogs roll past BYU 44-11". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/sports/2024/10/26/hoover-throws-3-tds-as-tcu-rallies-from-17-point-deficit-to-beat-texas-tech-35-34
- ^ "Josh Hoover College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Kruse, Ethan. "Josh Hoover - Rooted in Faith". His Huddle. Retrieved December 11, 2023.