Grandpa.
Pops.
Dad.
Buffalo State quarterback Kyle Hoppy doesn’t mind being ribbed a little about his age by his teammates.
“I just roll with and try to teach them how to do things the right way”
At 26, he may be one of the oldest players in D-III football, but he is also been, when healthy, a very productive one.
The fifth-year senior, whom Around the East profiled back in 2014 as he transitioned from minor league baseball to starting quarterback, has led the Bengals to a 3-0 start.
During that streak, the Bengals have had to come back each time.
Hoppy directed fourth quarter game-winning drives against Bridgewater State and Morrisville State and then lead the Bengals back from a 12-point halftime deficit last week to knock RPI from the unbeaten ranks last week.
After missing almost all of the 2015 season and some of last year with injury, the experience that Hoppy has gained is being put to use. The senior has nearly 6,000 yards in total offense during his career, while accounting for 50 touchdowns. This season, he is 56-of-90 for 799 yards with touch passes and zero interceptions.
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