{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Zak Hill | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Quarterbacks coach & passing game coordinator | current_team = Boise State | current_conference = MW | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|14|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 1999–2003 | player_team1 = Central Washington | player_positions = Quarterback | coach_years1 = 2004–2005 | coach_team1 = Eastern Washington (SA) | coach_years2 = 2006–2007 | coach_team2 = Hillsboro HS (OR) (OC) | coach_years3 = 2008 | coach_team3 = Hillsboro HS (OR) | coach_years4 = 2009–2015 | coach_team4 = Eastern Washington (PGC/QB) | coach_years6 = 2016 | coach_team6 = Boise State (co-OC/QB) | coach_years7 = 2017–2019 | coach_team7 = Boise State (OC/QB) | coach_years8 = 2020–2021 | coach_team8 = Arizona State (OC/QB) | coach_years9 = 2022 | coach_team9 = American Leadership Academy Gilbert North (AC) | coach_years10 = 2023 | coach_team10 = Saguaro HS (AZ) | coach_years11 = 2024 | coach_team11 = Seattle Seahawks (OA) | coach_years12 = 2025–present | coach_team12 = Boise State (QB/PGC) | overall_record = 15–10 (high school) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = {{plainlist| * NCAA Division II Third Team All-American (2002) }} | coaching_records = }}
'''Zak Hill''' (born September 14, 1979) is an American football coach. He was also previously the offensive coordinator for the Boise State Broncos and Arizona State Sun Devils.
== Early life and playing career == A native of Battle Ground, Washington, Hill played quarterback at Central Washington University from 1999 to 2003, where he threw for over 8,000 yards and 76 touchdowns in his career.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Zak Hill Hired As Offensive Coordinator|url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2015/12/10/FB_1210150602.aspx|access-date=2020-06-18|website=University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Zak Hill - Offensive Coordinator - Staff Directory|url=https://thesundevils.com/staff-directory/zak-hill/3728|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Arizona State University Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
== Coaching career == === Early coaching career === Hill began his coaching career at Eastern Washington in 2004, where he worked as a student assistant for two years. He left Eastern Washington to be the offensive coordinator 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.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=EWU QB coach Zak Hill takes offensive coordinator job at Hawaii {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/dec/10/ewu-qb-coach-zak-hill-takes-offensive-coordinator-/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>
=== Hawaii === Hill was hired to be the next offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Hawaii in 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> However, Hill resigned after 48 days to accept a position with Boise State 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 letters of intent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scheuring|first=Ian|date=|title=Newly-hired offensive coordinator Zak Hill leaving UH football program for Boise State|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31072848/newly-hired-offensive-coordinator-zak-hill-leaving-uh-football-program-for-boise-state|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Hawaii News Now|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Boise State === Hill was hired by Boise State in 2016, sharing offensive coordinator duties with Scott Huff and coaching quarterbacks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-01-29|title=Boise State football officially hires Zak Hill as co-offensive coordinator|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article57349193.html|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Idaho Statesman}}</ref> After Huff left to be the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Washington, Hill was promoted to the sole offensive coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cripe|first=Chadd|date=2017-09-01|title=Your weekend football primer: New playcaller debuts for Boise State; will Broncos win?|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/chadd-cripe/article170889817.html|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Idaho Statesman}}</ref>
=== Arizona State === Hill was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Arizona State in December 2019, replacing Rob Likens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Michelle|title=ASU officially names Boise State's Zak Hill as offensive coordinator|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/12/14/asu-football-officially-names-zak-hill-offensive-coordinator/2636267001/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=azcentral|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-14|title=Sun Devil Football Names Zak Hill as Offensive Coordinator, Hagan and Gill Assistant Coaches|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20191214-sun-devil-football-names-zak-hill-offensive-coordinator-hagan-and-gill-assistant-coaches|access-date=2020-06-18|website=ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact|language=en|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618105916/https://asunow.asu.edu/20191214-sun-devil-football-names-zak-hill-offensive-coordinator-hagan-and-gill-assistant-coaches|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Southorn|first=Dave|title=What Bryan Harsin is losing in Zak Hill and where he may turn for the next Boise State OC|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1461303/2019/12/15/boise-state-zak-hill-offensive-coordinator-search/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=The Athletic}}</ref> 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 == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/zak-hill/4283 Arizona State Sun Devils profile] *[https://broncosports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/zak-hill/1390 Boise State Broncos profile]
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