Argyle has been one of the hottest teams in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, if not the state.
The Eagles enter this week with a 7-1 record and are ranked No. 3 in the Class 5A Division II poll put out by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football/Associated Press.
Days ahead of a district game against Colleyville Heritage, the team learned they will have a new quarterback against their will.
The District 3-5A DII Executive Committee met on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and ruled quarterback Hayes Hackney ineligible for the remainder of the season.
Hackney transferred to the school earlier this year from Propser Walnut Grove. According to reports, he was ruled eligible in a May 20 meeting. Due to that ruling, the Eagles will not have to forfeit any of the seven wins, according to the Dallas Morning News.
However, the Eagles will be without a star player and at a critical junction following the 6-0 vote. According to various media reports, the ineligibility stemmed from a residency dispute.
That is not the first time that has happened this regular season. Lewisville quarterback Laykon Brassfield moved to Texas from Edmond, Oklahoma and played three games before being ruled ineligible for residency issues as well.
Lewisville had to forfeit three wins due to that ruling.
Hackney, a junior, broke onto the scene as a freshman at Walnut Grove. In his first year at Argyle, he has thrown for 2,574 yards and 32 touchdowns, with only 2 interceptions. He’s also run for 122 yards and 2 more touchdowns.
Last week, he was 23-for-25 passing — 92% — with 4 TDs and 320 yards in a 56-14 win over The Colony. He had developed a rapport with Texas Tech pledge Julian Caldwell and Oklahoma State pledge Ake O’Neal in his 8 weeks this season.
According to 247Sports, Hackney holds offers from UTSA and Stephen F. Austin. Hackney’s X account shows he recently visited Kansas State and TCU.
Sophomore Cobe Wilson has been the only other player to play quarterback this fall for the Eagles. He’s 4-for-8 passing for 82 yards and 1 touchdown.