Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill has made quite a name for himself in just two games for the Aggies. So much so that his parents, former Major League Baseball player Ken Hill and wife Lorrie, have filed for a trademark on his nickname “Kenny Trill”.
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No, that doesn’t mean that Hill thinks he will throw for a trillion yards. He says it is a combination of “true” and “real”.
The only problem is that a Louisiana resident filed for the trademark just one day earlier. We will have to see how that plays out.
After Hill broke Johnny Manziel’s record for passing yards in a game with 511 in the Aggies’ opener at South Carolina, Johnny Football called Hill “Kenny Football” in a tweet. To which Hill replied that the name belonged to Manziel, and he preferred his own name, Kenny Trill.
Hill’s parents realize that “Johnny Football” was such a hit that Manziel got a trademark on his nickname, so they are just being proactive and making sure that no one takes their son’s nickname away from him.
If Hill continues to play the way he has, well, you can see how valuable this could be.
After only two games, Hill has thrown for 794 yards on 61 of 86 passing and seven touchdown passes without throwing an interception. And before you say that it’s easy to put up video game numbers against cupcakes, realize that his best performance came against a top ten team on the road!
Hill won the starting quarterback job over freshman Kyle Allen this summer, and wasted no time proving that he belonged. In the opener at South Carolina, he threw for a school record 511 yards (fifth best total in SEC history), and another school record 44 completions.
Yeah, but, is it worth a trademark? What are your thoughts?