A month ago, Zak Hill joined Nick Rolovich‘s original staff at Hawaii.
On Friday, Hill was announced as Boise State’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
“Zak’s shown a tremendous ability to take young quarterbacks and develop them into not just good players but leaders on the field,” Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin said in a statement. “The quarterback play at Eastern Washington over the last several years has been really, really good and the result has been an efficient and explosive offense. While credit goes to a number of people, Zak’s name certainly has to be near the top of the list.”
Hill’s rapid ascension -- he was Eastern Washington’s passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2009 through this season before joining Hawaii’s staff in December -- is jarring on the surface but is an annual check point of the coaching change season.
I want to thank @NickRolovich for his understanding during this family decision to move on to Boise State. #firstclass
— Zak Hill (@ZakHill10) January 29, 2016
Additionally, Boise State has promoted offensive line coach Scott Huff to co-offensive coordinator and named wide receivers coach Junior Adams passing game coordinator. The moves were necessary after the Broncos lost offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz to N.C. State. Hill will be Boise State’s third offensive coordinator in three seasons as Drinkwitz replaced Mike Sanford, who recently completed his first season at Notre Dame. Boise State also lost defensive coordinator Marcel Yates to Arizona this winter.
Harsin will call plays for Boise State this fall.
“Our focus with the staff is to find the right role and allow our guys to star in that role. Hiring Zak allowed us an opportunity to create a collaborative effort in our offensive staff room. Each coach brings something different to the table and will have input on our plan and execution, with Zak and Coach Huff serving as the co-offensive coordinators,” Harsin said. “One will focus on the run game, and the other will focus on the pass game with Coach Adams. I have full confidence in both of them and their ability to coordinate and develop our offensive plan. “
To replace Hill, Hawaii has announced former Warrior wide receiver Craig Stutzmann as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach and moved Brian Smith to run game coordinator/running backs coach.