Former Florida State, Florida A&M transfer RB Rodney Hill commits to Arkansas

Former Florida State running back Rodney Hill has committed to Arkansas, per On3’s Pete Nakos. He spent the past two seasons with the Seminoles.

Hill has had a tumultuous offseason. He initially entered the transfer portal on Dec. 13. He committed to Florida A&M, decommitted from the Rattlers, committed to Miami, rejoined Florida A&M and then opted to re-enter the portal.

Now, he’s seemingly found a home in Fayetteville. Hill appeared in 16 games with FSU the last two seasons, including a dozen last fall as a redshirt freshman. In total, he has rushed for 334 yards and a pair of scores on 77 career carries.

In 2023, Hill rushed 50 times for 190 yards and a touchdown. He tallied the fourth-most carries for the Seminoles and the third-most rushing yards. He also caught five passes for 83 yards, which averaged out to one of the best numbers on the team at 16.6 yards per reception.

Rodney Hill played high school football at Bulloch Academy. He was a three-star prospect and the No. 506 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle. That’s according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Hill is the 14th player Arkansas has added in the transfer portal this offseason, earning the program the No. 30 spot in On3’s Transfer Portal Team Rankings. Earlier this week, Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman pulled back the curtain on his goal for the portal’s spring window.

Sam Pittman reveals goals for transfer portal spring window

“We don’t want to lose any of our players,” Pittman said. “And I had to talk with our team and I said, ‘Hey, we just don’t lose anybody that we have and don’t add anybody, we’re gonna have us a fine football team.

“The No. 1 thing is I don’t want to lose anybody. We’re going to. I mean, I hope not but we could. I don’t know why you’d want to leave this team. This is a good football team, but I understand the landscape of football.”

Pittman also went in-depth on what he hopes to add in the portal during the spring window.

“Once that happens, if we don’t lose anybody, we have five scholarships available,” Pittman said. “We need to get some more help on the D-line. We need to get some more help on the offensive line. And we need to get, maybe, another wide receiver.”