Meet Jackie Hinton
(All information courtesy the Internets. Links at the end.)
Let’s start a few years back. Jackie played receiver, running back and safety at Channelview High School, just outside of Houston. He also played baseball. He was First-Team All-District in every facet of the game: offense, defense and special teams.
High School Numbers
Junior – 30 catches for 421 yards, seven touchdowns, three interceptions, 429 yards in returns
Senior – 1,030 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns; 23 receptions for 196 and a touchdown; 205 kickoff return yards
Those numbers made him a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, and ESPN gave him a grade of 74. The offers came from Houston, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Rice and Utah. After originally committing to OSU, Jackie decided to stay close to home and committed to Houston. ESPN’s evaluation included “Hinton is a pure athlete who is very dynamic as a football player.” We’ve already seen that much.
As a Cougar
At Houston, he played in the first three games of his true freshman season, but missed the rest of the year with a shoulder injury. (He’s listed as a redshirt freshman on our roster, so he must have already been granted a medical hardship for last year?)
During those three games he totaled 7 carries for 33 yards; 2 receptions for 2 yards; 1 punt return for 2 yards; 1 tackle.
After the spring, it looked like he would enter the fall as the starting free safety and the backup punt returner. Then, without finding any word on what took place, he left Houston for “disciplinary reasons.”
Now
He’s arrived on the UCA campus, been cleared to play, and is already making an impact on offense. He’s already made himself the third-leading rusher on the team, scored a touchdown, returned a kick and made a tackle on special teams.
LINKS
Rivlas | Scout | Houston Bio | ESPN Eval | Chron Blog – UH Depth Chart | Chron Blog – “Disciplinary reasons”
News Roundup
Bears v. NW State Football
Tristan Jackson
- With Tristan Jackson mishandling four returns last Friday in Winnipeg, head coach Richie Hall hinted there’s a possibility of Green playing on Friday vs. the B.C. Lions.
“A lot depends on what’s going on with Tristan”, said Hall. “We’re not going to have both of them on the roster. If Tristan can’t go, then there’s a good chance Skyler will be on”. LINK
Eric Ware
- replaced Eric Ware, who quietly left town after being cut for a second time this season. LINK
Marquez Branson
- The mischievous Marshall was on display Wednesday, when he stole the helmets of rookie tight ends Richard Quinn and Marquez Branson during the stretching period before practice, and slyly hid them behind a goalpost. After more warm-up drills, Marshall finally gave the rookies a clue as to where they could reclaim their headgear. LINK
Clint Conque
- Briefly mentioned as a candidate for Memphis’s head spot. LINK