OGDEN — The breakthrough of Weber State football under head coach Jay Hill continues.
For the first time in his seven seasons leading the Wildcats, Hill was named Big Sky Coach of the Year. It was announced Thursday after a vote of the league's coaches.
Hill guided the undefeated Wildcats through a five-game spring campaign to their fourth consecutive conference title — and first outright championship in program history — with a 5-0 record. The 46-year-old coach is the first Weber State recipient of the Big Sky Coach of the Year since Ron McBride in 2008.
In his first full-time collegiate coaching gig, Hill has turned around a Weber State program in every way. The Wildcats are 52-30 under his guidance, including a 37-10 record in the last four seasons that includes four FCS playoff appearances and a 26-3 mark in Big Sky play.