Relationship with Bobo at Georgia led QB Collin Hill to CSU

CSU picked up its first football commitment for the Class of 2016 on Friday in quarterback Collin Hill.

As a junior last season, Hill set a school record with 3,304 passing yards, 31 touchdowns and four interceptions, completing 150 of 238 attempts. He chose Colorado State University over offers from Charlotte, Marshall, Old Dominion, Eastern Michigan and Samford. Marshall was his second choice.

Hill, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound pro-style quarterback out of Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, is rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com. Rivals.com ranks him as the 14th best prospect in South Carolina.

Though his contact at CSU was quarterbacks coach Ronnie Letson, Hill was first recruited by Rams' coach Mike Bobo when he was the offensive coordinator at Georgia.

"I've known coach Bobo since last summer. I went to a 7-on-7 down (in Athens, Georgia). He worked me out during it and we built our relationship from there," Hill said. "I went out to Colorado State. I had been told it's really pretty out there, but that doesn't do it justice. It's a beautiful campus, I fell in love with it. The facilities really caught me off guard. They were really nice and they're on the way up with that new stadium."

Hill, who runs a 4.9-second 40-yard dash, added that, ideally, he'd love to come in and play right away, but knows he has to prove himself first. He'd prefer to get on the field before his senior year, but if waiting is what's best for CSU, then so be it.

He picked up his offer from CSU on April 22.

"I've been doing this for 38 years as a head coach and I've had six Division I quarterbacks. I don't think I've ever had one as accurate at Collin. He is really accurate and he's got a lot of poise with a 4.8 grade-point average," Dorman High School coach David Gutschall said. "He really has the whole package. Colorado State has really found an outstanding quarterback."

According to the Rivals.com database, the Rams have additional offers out to three other quarterbacks. The quarterbacks currently on roster at CSU are Nick Stevens (redshirt sophomore) and Coleman Key (redshirt freshman), who are expected to compete for the starting job this fall, and Craig Leonard (junior). Incoming freshman J.C. Robles will join the team in the fall.

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