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Hill's return boosts Bulls defense

LOREN ELLIOTT | Times

The Bulls head to Tallahassee in a prominent place nationally (13th in total defense) even as senior DE Demetrius "Shawn" Hill finds himself in a great place personally.

To Coach Willie Taggart, that's no coincidence.

Hill, a junior college transfer who missed all of spring practice for unspecified reasons, has mostly flourished since his return earlier this summer, Taggart said. Saturday against Florida A&M, the Illinois native came off the bench and delivered a performance (three tackles for loss, one sack, two pass breakups) that coordinator Tom Allen said may have been the unit's best.