Three-year letterwinner at Southern Illinois (2005-07), started 27 of the 31 games he played in... Completed 394-of-577 passes (68.3 percent) for 5,184 yards, 46 TDs and 11 INTs, while rushing for 841 yards on 221 carries (3.8 avg) and 11 TDs... Guided SIU to a 21-6 record as a starter... Played in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Bowl... As a senior, led the Gateway Conference in passing yards per game (226.8), total offense (252.3) and ranked 2nd in passing efficiency (167.1), which was also 3rd in the nation... Set Southern Illinois single season records in passing yards (3,175), passing TDs (28), completions (258) and attempts (361) as a senior... Named first-team all-Gateway Conference, Gateway all-academic and Sports Network All-America honorable mention... Honored as Gateway Offensive Player of the Week, twice, and College Sporting News Offensive Player of the Week, once... Finished 6th in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA)... Set a Saluki single-game record with 436 passing yards at Northern Iowa, and threw for 200 yards or more on 9 occasions... Ranked 2nd on the team with 121 carries that went for 357 yards and 4 TDs... Started all 13 games as a junior, ranking 2nd in the conference and 7th in the nation in passing efficiency (156.7)... Completed 121-of-196 passes (61.7 percent) for 1,721 yards, 15 TDs and just 4 INTs... Team’s third-leading rusher with 91 carries for 382 yards and 6 TDs... First-team Gateway Conference all-academic and CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic all-district V... Saw action in 4 games as a sophomore, completing 16-of-20 passes for 288 yards and 3 TDs... Rushed for 102 yards on 9 carries and 1 TD... Redshirted in his first year at SIU after transferring from Western Kentucky... Did not play football at WKU, but averaged 1.7 points per game in 23 contests for the Hilltoppers basketball team... Three-year started at DuQuoin H.S. who became the first 4,000-yard passer in school history in 35 years (MLB pitcher Don Stanhouse, 1968)... First-team all-state and first-team all-conference as a senior, throwing for 1,451 yards, 19 TDs and 1 INT while rushing for 543 yards and 11 TDs... First-team all-state in basketball as a senior after averaging 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals... First-team all-state in basketball as a junior as well, averaging 26.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists... Son of Charles and Debbie Hill... Majored in special education.