Three-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247Sports… Led Highlands High School to 13-2 record, No. 6 ranking in state and 2014 Kentucky Class 4A state championship, being named MVP… A 2014 Associated Press Kentucky High School All-State second team selection… Threw for 3,459 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes while rushing for 865 yards and 26 rushing scores in 2014… Rushed for 177 yards with three touchdowns and threw for 191 yards and two more scores on 14-of-22 passing in the title game… His 81-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, putting his team ahead 37-14 was the No. 1 overall play on ESPN's "SportsCenter" Top 10 plays of the day… Coached by Brian Weinrich… Hoge's father Merril is a former NFL running back and current analyst for ESPN… Recruited by Cincinnati, Miami (OH) and Ohio.