re: Why did A&M NOT redshirt Kenny Hill?

He looked like he may have won the backup job up until the SMU game where he looked terrible in 2 garbage time series. So I think you had a few factors in play.

1. It wasn't a done deal that Joekel had won the backup job. In fact I don't know that if Johnny can't play that it is solidly Joekel's either considering he didn't look good against Aubie.

2. With Johnny's style of play you need 3 QB's and so you don't want to pull a shirt on a kid in Game 8. If there is a chance he could be needed go ahead and play him.

3. A&M has sick talent coming in at QB so worrying about losing a RS year is wasted effort. Either he wins the job or he leaves anyway. Or you look at JFF who is almost certain to leave as a RS Sophomore as it is.

4. Texas has been a hotbed of QB talent ever since the HS's started playing the Spread. Andrew Luck, RGIII, Tannehill, Chase Daniel, JFF, it goes on and on. You can argue that Texas isn't producing defensive players like it used to but QB's is another story. That doesn't even account for Kyle Allen who is from AZ.

5. It bodes well for recruiting to let players who earn snaps burn their shirt if they earn it.