Zak Hill


Zak Hill is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State University. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Boise State University.

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. He was a third-team All-American in 2002, where he led Central Washington to a 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 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. 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.

48 days at Hawaii

Hill was hired to be the next offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Hawaii in 2016. 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.

Boise State (2016–19)

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 Washington, Hill was promoted to the sole offensive coordinator.

Arizona State (2020–present)

Hill was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Arizona State in December 2019, replacing Rob Likens.