When Zak Hill was officially hired as Boise State’s quarterbacks coach in January, one of the first people he called was Maddux Madsen. “Our first phone call, it was like we were best friends,” Madsen ...

We have a very intricate offense that requires the quarterback to make decisions and get us in the right plays, and he has the ability to do that,” Hill said.

BOISE — One of Zak Hill’s first calls, and the very first player he contacted, after getting the Boise State quarterback coaching job in February was, not surprisingly, Maddux Madsen.