Zak Hill (born September 14, 1979) is an

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coach. He was also previously the

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for the

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and

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Early life and playing career

A native of

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, Hill played quarterback at

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from 1999 to 2003, where he threw for over 8,000 yards and 76 touchdowns in his career. He was a third-team All-American in 2002, where he led Central Washington to an 11–1 record. He graduated from Central Washington in 2004 with a degree in school health education.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Hill began his coaching career at

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in 2004, where he worked as a student assistant for two years. He left Eastern Washington to be the

at Hillsboro High School in Oregon. He was promoted to head coach in 2008, leading the Spartans to a 6–5 record and a playoff berth in the state's Class 5A playoffs. He left Hillsboro to rejoin Eastern Washington as the team's passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He served in that role for 6 years before leaving for Hawaii.

Hawaii

Hill was hired to be the next offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the

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in 2016. However, Hill resigned after 48 days to accept a position with

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as their new co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He left at a crucial point in recruiting, leaving Hawaii just seven days before high school athletes could sign their

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Boise State

Hill was hired by Boise State in 2016, sharing offensive coordinator duties with Scott Huff and coaching quarterbacks. After Huff left to be the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at

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, Hill was promoted to the sole offensive coordinator.

Arizona State

Hill was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for

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in December 2019, replacing

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. Hill resigned January 28, 2022 as OC amid the NCAA investigation into the football program’s recruiting practices during the Covid dead period.

Saguaro HS (AZ)

Hill was hired to replace Jason Mohns, who took a coaching role at Arizona State. Saguaro finished 9-5 on the regular season and finished with a 6A state championship.

References

External links

Arizona State Sun Devils profileBoise State Broncos profile
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