Kenny Hill vs. SMU: Stat Line, Highlights, Twitter Reaction

Even when Kenny Hill isn't "Kenny Trill," he's still a ton of fun to watch.

The Texas A&M quarterback didn't look his best as the Aggies coasted in the first half against SMU on Saturday, but he did put up impressive numbers for two quarters of football. Before leaving the game, Hill was 16-of-22 passing for 265 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also had 57 yards on the ground.

SMU as a team had 63 total yards over that same period of time, per ESPN College Football:

The Aggies didn't necessarily start the game poorly, but they needed a couple of drives to find their footing. With Texas A&M up 3-0, Hill broke free for a 58-yard run to the SMU 9-yard line. Two Trey Williams rushes later, the Aggies were up 10-0 and didn't look back from there.

Gabe Bock of TexAgs Radio thought that huge run from the QB woke the A&M offense from its slumber:

For ESPN.com's Sam Khan Jr., the play was reminiscent of Hill's high school days at Southlake Carroll:

On the Aggies' next drive, Hill connected with Jeremy Tabuyo for a 30-yard touchdown, giving Texas A&M a commanding 17-0 lead:

The lone blemish on Hill's day was that pick, which is his first of the year. He appeared to have a miscommunication with Ricky Seals-Jones about the freshman wide receiver's route. As a result, Hill's pass was way off the mark, per Kirk Bohls of the Austin American Statesman:

Going into halftime, A&M held a 38-3 lead over the Mustangs, and Hill was a big reason for that. Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin substituted in freshman Kyle Allen to start the second half:

Looking ahead to the Heisman race, Hill likely didn't gain or lose any ground on the top competition. Heading into the weekend, he was fourth on ESPN's Heisman Watch behind Jameis Winston. Hill should of course jump ahead of Winston, who's out against Clemson, but he's still looking up at Marcus Mariota and Todd Gurley.

Playing SMU isn't a strong test of one's Heisman credentials anyway. The Mustangs are in complete free fall, having lost their first two games by an average of 41 points before going down 58-6 to the Aggies.

Hill's real tests come later in the season, when Texas A&M faces Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, Missouri and LSU in a six-game span.