"Taysom's relationship with Tanner has facilitated and gave it that grown and learning rate faster than any of us coaches could have done," Mendenhall said. "This thing just keeps coming back to Taysom, and he has had a huge helping hand with Tanner and allowed him to develop so quickly."
Hill suffered a season-ending knee injury his freshman year against Utah State and a season-ending fractured ankle his junior season, also against the Aggies.
"There's no player or person that I've coached that I care about more than Taysom," Mendenhall said. "So [the win] is bittersweet."
Mendenhall said Hill suffered the Lisfranc fracture on his 21-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.