Colorado State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Hill, Collin
Jersey Number 15
Collin Hill
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Moore, S.C.
- High School:
- Dorman
Bio
Career Highs:
2018 (RS-Sophomore): Selected by his teammates as one of four season captains, joining senior safety Jordan Fogal, RS-sophomore fullback Adam Prentice and senior linebacker Josh Watson...Hill worked his way back from March 2018 surgery on his left knee to be cleared to play by the season opener...saw action in a backup role for the first eight games and started the last...for the season completed 58.9% of his passes (119-202) for 1,387 yards and seven touchdowns, with seven interceptions...in his four starts to close the season he completed 61% (94-154) for 1,099 yards and 5 TDs with 6 INT, averaging 274.6 yards per game.
2016 (Freshman): Played in five games and started four, completing 75 of 129 passes (58.1%) for 1,096 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Utah State (Oct. 8)... rushed for 49 yards on 26 carries including a 51-yard rushing touchdown... his 146.9 passer efficiency rating ranked third in the Mountain West and 34th in NCAA FBS at the time of his injury... ranked in the top five amongst FBS freshman quarterbacks in passer efficiency rating (5th), passing yards per game (5th), and passing yards per completion (2nd)... was the only true freshman in the country ranked in the top five of all three categories at the time of his injury.
Q&A from Feb. 28, 2019:
On leading one of the football program's accountability teams…
Every team has about 10 guys. I think it's pretty cool because you have people on your team you might not necessarily have hung out with. It's a cool opportunity to get to know those guys and, at the same time, be able to lead them too.
On the challenge and responsibility of the position…
I think the groups are a great idea, but it definitely adds a little bit more responsibility, especially as a team leader because you're responsible (for example) for Brenden Fulton going to class, and this guy going to class and all that stuff adds up, but it's been fun. As a team leader, I need to make sure everybody knows what time they're lifting, so I'm sending them the times we're lifting, making sure they're on to that, on time to breakfast, etc. We know if guys miss class, but that hasn't been a big issue for my team, but just little things like that. Making sure you're on time, wearing the right stuff and doing the right things. That's all it is. It's an accountability program and if you do the right stuff, you'll be fine.
On graduating this spring and looking ahead to life after graduate school…
I don't even know what I'm doing for grad school yet; I need to figure it out. My degree is in business, but I have no idea. I'd be open to a lot of things. I'll go wherever too, wherever I can find a job. There's nothing specific I really want to do.
On his dream job, aside from professional football…
I would love playing in the NFL. No specific team, I'd play for anybody who gave me a chance. That would be my dream. I could see myself at some point being a high school coach. It would be cool to (coach back home in South Carolina), but I would go anywhere.
On songs he's listening to…
I listen to everything. There's nothing specific. I listen to a lot of K-LOVE on the radio, a Christian station. There's not one song I've been listening to lately.
On his pregame ritual…
I don't have anything specific. I don't believe in those. I don't have a ritual, but I do listen to the same kind of music. I don't really listen to stuff that gets you hype. I listen to stuff that calms you down. I listen to Isley Brothers, Ariana Grande, Whitney Houston—the slow stuff just to mellow me out.
On his mentality when he's on the field…
There's a lot. You're thinking about, you get the play—what are we doing, what are they doing. If he does this, I'm going there. You're thinking about your progressions. But once the ball is snapped, you have to stop thinking and just trust what you see and go with it. Coach calls it 'paralysis by analysis.' If you try to analyze every detail when you're playing, you're going to freeze up. You just have to play."
On what he does in his free time away from football and school…
I just hang out with my roommates. I don't have a game system. If it's warm, I'll go fish. I go fishing in the Fort Collins area in a pond.
On shows he watches…
I watch 'The Bachelor.' I love it. (With) Adam (Prentice), Hawk (Anthony Hawkins), Griffin Hammer—all of us are huge Bachelor fans. This season has been interesting. We all have our different takes on it. Every Monday we get together and watch it. Everybody's rooting for someone else. I picked Caelynn. We always pick who wins. I think Caelynn's going to win, but everybody else picked Cassie. Griffin and I put dinner on it, but I think he'll owe me dinner. I'm right.
On if we would time travel to the future or the past…
I would want to go to the past. If I could just watch, I would want to go back to Biblical times and see Moses part the Red Sea and I'd want to see some of that stuff. If I had to be there, I would want to watch some of the older (NBA) people, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan. I'd watch the old athletes. That would be cool, (but) I think it would be really cool to see all the Bible times stuff.
On the five most important things in his life right now…
First would be my faith, second would be my family, and when I say family, that means the guys too, third would be football, fourth would be friends outside of football—I should say fourth should be school. I'm just being honest here. School is a given. Four and five would be school and friends. That's five!
- Attempts: 54- vs. Wyoming, 2018
- Completions: 34- vs. Wyoming, 2018
- QBR: 224.7- vs. UNC, 2016
- Passing Yards: 374- vs. Western Illinois, 2019
- Passing Touchdowns: 4 (two times)- vs. UNC, 2016, vs. Western Illinois, 2019
- Rushing Yards: 56- vs. UNC, 2016
- 300-yard passing games: 5
2018 (RS-Sophomore): Selected by his teammates as one of four season captains, joining senior safety Jordan Fogal, RS-sophomore fullback Adam Prentice and senior linebacker Josh Watson...Hill worked his way back from March 2018 surgery on his left knee to be cleared to play by the season opener...saw action in a backup role for the first eight games and started the last...for the season completed 58.9% of his passes (119-202) for 1,387 yards and seven touchdowns, with seven interceptions...in his four starts to close the season he completed 61% (94-154) for 1,099 yards and 5 TDs with 6 INT, averaging 274.6 yards per game.
- In game 2, vs. Colorado, saw his first game action since Oct. 8, 2016, when he suffered a torn ACL in a game against Utah State.
- He played two series and completed 1-of-4 passes for 5 yards.
- Hill’s one completion—a 5-yd. pass to Izzy Matthews—was his first completion since a 16-yard completion to WR Michael Gallup on a 2nd-and-10 play in the third quarter of the 10/8/16 Utah State game.
- Passed for 23 yards at Florida (Sept. 15).
- Recorded his first touchdown pass of the season with a 14-yard pass to Marvin Kinsey Jr. in the fourth quarter vs. Illinois State (Sept. 22).
- Finished 12-of-14 for 135 yards and a touchdown (190.3 rating), all in the fourth quarter, at Boise State (Oct. 19), and connected with Warren Jackson on a 10-yard TD pass.
- Made his first start of the season vs. Wyoming (Oct. 26) and finished 34-of-54 for a season-high 333 yards along with a rushing touchdown, his first of the season and second of his career.
- Completed 27-37 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions in seventh career start, third in a row, vs. Utah State.
- Completed 14-of-17 for 184 yards in the first half
- Two fourth-quarter touchdowns went to WR Preston Williams, covering 9 yards at 10:36 to pull CSU to within 3 at 20-17, and 17 yards with 1:36 to play to give CSU a 24-23 lead.
- Started his fourth game of the season in season finale at Air Force (Nov. 22)--8th of his career; other four in 2016--and completed 13-23 for 284 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. He left the game in the 4th quarter due to injury (concussion).
- Two TDs went to WR Preston Williams
- 34 yds. in 2nd qtr. (7:07)
- 58 yds. in 2nd qtr. (0:26)
- Two TDs went to WR Preston Williams
2016 (Freshman): Played in five games and started four, completing 75 of 129 passes (58.1%) for 1,096 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Utah State (Oct. 8)... rushed for 49 yards on 26 carries including a 51-yard rushing touchdown... his 146.9 passer efficiency rating ranked third in the Mountain West and 34th in NCAA FBS at the time of his injury... ranked in the top five amongst FBS freshman quarterbacks in passer efficiency rating (5th), passing yards per game (5th), and passing yards per completion (2nd)... was the only true freshman in the country ranked in the top five of all three categories at the time of his injury.
- Making his first career start (UNC; Sept. 17), completed 21-of-27 for 315 yards and four touchdown passes - to four different receivers - plus a 51-yard touchdown run.
- 315 passing yards were the most by a CSU QB making his first career start.
- 51-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw in the first quarter was the longest rush by a CSU QB since Bradlee Van Pelt (79-yard touchdown run vs. Fresno State, Oct. 4, 2002).
- Four-touchdown pass performance against UNC (Sept. 17) tied for the sixth-most in a single game in school history
- Completed 15-of-30 passes for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception against a Minnesota defense (Sept. 24) that ranked 36th in NCAA FBS in total defense
- Recorded career highs in completions (23), passing attempts (41) and passing yards (370) against Wyoming (Oct. 1)
- Passed for 203 yards with two touchdowns against Utah State (Oct. 8) in his fourth consecutive start before exiting the game in the third quarter with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament
- Is a 2015 graduate of Dorman High School in Moore, S.C.
- Holds school records for career touchdown passes, completion percentage and passing yards in a season and career.
- Two-time all-state, all-region and all-area selection.
- Team captain and MVP as a senior in 2015, leading the Cavaliers to the South Carolina state championship game.
- Held the highest grade-point average on his team.
- Lettered three years in football and two in basketball.
- Head football coach was Dave Gutshall.
Q&A from Feb. 28, 2019:
On leading one of the football program's accountability teams…
Every team has about 10 guys. I think it's pretty cool because you have people on your team you might not necessarily have hung out with. It's a cool opportunity to get to know those guys and, at the same time, be able to lead them too.
On the challenge and responsibility of the position…
I think the groups are a great idea, but it definitely adds a little bit more responsibility, especially as a team leader because you're responsible (for example) for Brenden Fulton going to class, and this guy going to class and all that stuff adds up, but it's been fun. As a team leader, I need to make sure everybody knows what time they're lifting, so I'm sending them the times we're lifting, making sure they're on to that, on time to breakfast, etc. We know if guys miss class, but that hasn't been a big issue for my team, but just little things like that. Making sure you're on time, wearing the right stuff and doing the right things. That's all it is. It's an accountability program and if you do the right stuff, you'll be fine.
On graduating this spring and looking ahead to life after graduate school…
I don't even know what I'm doing for grad school yet; I need to figure it out. My degree is in business, but I have no idea. I'd be open to a lot of things. I'll go wherever too, wherever I can find a job. There's nothing specific I really want to do.
On his dream job, aside from professional football…
I would love playing in the NFL. No specific team, I'd play for anybody who gave me a chance. That would be my dream. I could see myself at some point being a high school coach. It would be cool to (coach back home in South Carolina), but I would go anywhere.
On songs he's listening to…
I listen to everything. There's nothing specific. I listen to a lot of K-LOVE on the radio, a Christian station. There's not one song I've been listening to lately.
On his pregame ritual…
I don't have anything specific. I don't believe in those. I don't have a ritual, but I do listen to the same kind of music. I don't really listen to stuff that gets you hype. I listen to stuff that calms you down. I listen to Isley Brothers, Ariana Grande, Whitney Houston—the slow stuff just to mellow me out.
On his mentality when he's on the field…
There's a lot. You're thinking about, you get the play—what are we doing, what are they doing. If he does this, I'm going there. You're thinking about your progressions. But once the ball is snapped, you have to stop thinking and just trust what you see and go with it. Coach calls it 'paralysis by analysis.' If you try to analyze every detail when you're playing, you're going to freeze up. You just have to play."
On what he does in his free time away from football and school…
I just hang out with my roommates. I don't have a game system. If it's warm, I'll go fish. I go fishing in the Fort Collins area in a pond.
On shows he watches…
I watch 'The Bachelor.' I love it. (With) Adam (Prentice), Hawk (Anthony Hawkins), Griffin Hammer—all of us are huge Bachelor fans. This season has been interesting. We all have our different takes on it. Every Monday we get together and watch it. Everybody's rooting for someone else. I picked Caelynn. We always pick who wins. I think Caelynn's going to win, but everybody else picked Cassie. Griffin and I put dinner on it, but I think he'll owe me dinner. I'm right.
On if we would time travel to the future or the past…
I would want to go to the past. If I could just watch, I would want to go back to Biblical times and see Moses part the Red Sea and I'd want to see some of that stuff. If I had to be there, I would want to watch some of the older (NBA) people, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan. I'd watch the old athletes. That would be cool, (but) I think it would be really cool to see all the Bible times stuff.
On the five most important things in his life right now…
First would be my faith, second would be my family, and when I say family, that means the guys too, third would be football, fourth would be friends outside of football—I should say fourth should be school. I'm just being honest here. School is a given. Four and five would be school and friends. That's five!
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