[1] As a fifth year Senior, he led the nation in passing and total offense and an appearance in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic and a 9–3 overall record.
He made his career debut against Baylor University as a redshirt Freshman in 2002, completing 1 pass for 10 yards.
Hodges served as backup for 4 years, backing up Kliff Kingsbury, B. J. Symons, and Sonny Cumbie.
Hodges won the starting Quarterback job for the 2005 season, winning a hard fought battle over highly touted redshirt freshman Graham Harrell.
Hodges drew controversy after the win against SHSU by saying that he believed Tech's offense was good enough to "score 100 points."
The Huskers were playing on their homecoming day and were looking to take revenge for being humiliated by Tech the previous year in Lubbock by giving up 70 points.
After the big win against Nebraska and the career day against KSU, Hodges led the Red Raiders, ranked in the top 10 for the first time under Mike Leach, to Austin, Texas to face off with the eventual national champion Texas Longhorns led by Vince Young.
Hodges performed well in the pre-season, but was released when the Titans signed Kerry Collins to back up Young.
[3] Hodges was named the Schutt Offensive Player of the Game during Week 1 of the af2 season for his performance against the Green Bay Blizzard.
After his professional football career ended, he joined Rachel's Challenge as a full-time motivational speaker and engaging in philanthropy on behalf of the organization as well.
Hodges frequents smaller High Schools in rural towns across America to spread the message of kindness to others.