Hicks among top quarterbacks to be counselor at ‘Manning’ camp

Arkansas quarterback Ben Hicks is among the 24 college quarterbacks expected to be counselors for the Manning Passing Academy on June 27-30.

The academy, which has been working with high school quarterbacks, running backs, tight ends and wide receivers, was started 24 years and works with players in grades 8-12 on the fundamentals and techniques.

Other quarterbacks expected to attend the camp are Tennessee’s Jarrett Guarantano, Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Oregon’s Justin Herbert, South Carolina’s Jake Bentley, Stanford’s KJ Costello, Notre Dame’s Ian Book, Ole Miss’s Matt Corral, Southern California’s JT Daniels and LSU’s Joe Burrow.

The full list will be announced at a later date.

Hicks is a graduate transfer from SMU who is the odds-on favorite to be the Hogs’ starter in the first game, but the quarterback room is getting crowded.

Nick Starkel arrived Tuesday from Texas A&M as a grad transfer, Connor Noland will be there when the Razorbacks complete their postseason baseball run and incoming freshman KJ Jefferson will join John Stephen Jones, Daulton Hyatt and Jack Lindsey.

Hicks holds several SMU passing records for yards, attempts, completions and touchdowns. In 2017 under Hogs coach Chad Morris and offensive coordinator Joe Craddock, Hicks threw for over 3,500 yards and 33 touchdowns.

“He knows our offense and he knows us and he knows what to expect,” Morris said back in the spring. “He’s been a great addition to our program.”