“Total shame” “This sucks” — CFB fans left debating as Arkansas transfer blames agent for forceful exit from Florida State

Picture Sources: @Rodney_Hill10 (X)
Picture Sources: @Rodney_Hill10 (X)

On Friday, Arkansas Razorbacks running back Rodney Hill revealed why he had to transfer from the Florida State Seminoles, a program he had spent the last two years with. He said he had to leave due to a "bad agent."

The agent was contacting other schools, and once the Seminoles found out, Hill had to leave the program.

College football fans had a range of reactions to the news on social media.

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This fan believes that the departure was a shame:

"It was bound to happen sometime to someone. Total shame. The kids are the ones mostly effected." said the fan

Some fans do not believe the story is real:

"This is not believable" wrote one fan
"This cannot be real, right!?!?!?" wrote another fan
"Yea I smell bs, way more to that story." wrote a third fan
"There has to be more to this. That’s a simple explanation, and he would have stayed. It seems that he overplayed his hand and is backtracking." wrote another fan

Other fans wanted to know more about the agent in question:

"Who's the agent" wrote this fan
"We need this agents name asap" wrote another fan
"This sucks!!! His agent is a scumbag and only looking out for himself…" wrote a third fan

Finally, some fans questioned why Hill went to three smaller programs than Florida State before ending up at the Razorbacks:

"I wondered why he left for subpar programs when he had such potential." wrote one fan
"Who’s to blame for the other 3 transfers?" wrote this fan

What happened to Rodney Hill after he left Florida State?

Rodney Hill was an emerging talent at Florida State, but he did not get a lot of time on the field with the Seminoles. During the two seasons he was at Florida State, he only rushed for 334 yards and scored two touchdowns. He was mainly used as part of the kick- and punt-return team.

Hill was forced to transfer due to his agent's actions. This started a carousel of programs that Hill went to in the following months.

He started with Florida A&M but left quickly due to the departure of the program's head coach. He would then go to the Miami Hurricanes but left again before finding his current program, the Arkansas Razorbacks.

There, he is joining a running back room that is getting better, but Hill is likely to be the third-string player at best.

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Edited by Glen Danquah