Taysom Hill will honor his late brother during the 2016 season.
BYU quarterback Taysom Hill is honoring his brother, Dexter Hill, who passed away the day prior to the spring game on March 25 to be with his family. Dexter passed away at the age of 31. Hill has worn the No. 4 each season while at BYU, but that will change for his final season in 2016.
His brother also played quarterback in college Dixie State, Scottsdale Community College and Northern Iowa.
Hill was at the Cougars Fan Fest in Lehi and made the announcement during the event.
To commemorate the life of my brother Dexter, I am officially changing my number to 7 this year!! #BYUFOOTBALL #7 pic.twitter.com/iXrv6VK4ID
— Taysom Hill (@T_Hill4) May 13, 2016
Hill is back at BYU for one final season and is working on rehabbing his lisfranc injury which is his second season ending injury in as many years.
