Collin M. Hill (born October 9, 1997) is an

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who is a

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. He is a double transfer and played

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Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agr ...

as well as

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Early life

Hill grew up in

Moore, South Carolina Moore is an unincorporated community in Spartanburg County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Geography Moore is located in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Moore is located south of Spartanburg on U.S. Route 221 and is one mile west o ...

and attended

Dorman High School Paul M. Dorman High School is a public high school located in unincorporated area, unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the only comprehensive high school in Spartanburg Coun ...

where he played basketball and football. He was named team captain and MVP as a senior in 2015, leading the Cavaliers to the South Carolina state championship game.

College career

Colorado State

After high school, Hill committed to

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University Syst ...

and the Rams football program. There he was starting quarterback but had three season ending injuries.

South Carolina

In 2020 he transferred to the

University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ...

and was named starting quarterback instead of Ryan Hilinski.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Hill was undrafted and later signed as a free agent by the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

. He then was cut and didn't make the 55-man roster.

Helvetic Guards

On December 2, 2022, Hill was announced as starting quarterback of the newly founded franchise

Helvetic Guards The Helvetic Guards was an American football team based in Switzerland that played in the 2023 season of the European League of Football (ELF). History The entry of the newly founded franchise into the professional league was announced on 13 ...

of the

European League of Football The European League of Football (ELF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football sports league, league based in Europe, continuing some team names and logos of the former NFL Europe. The ELF played its first season in 2 ...

Personal life

Hill owns a business degree from Colorado State University and is working on a Master’s in educational technology.

References

External links

ESPN bio

Colorado State Rams bio

South Carolina Gamecocks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Collin Living people South Carolina Gamecocks football players Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century African-American sportsmen 1997 births Cincinnati Bengals players Helvetic Guards players American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland