Hillstead ended the game with 399 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. True freshman McCae Hillstead is up to 357 yards passing and 4 TD in his first career start for Utah State 👀 ...

Then McCae Hillstead entered the transfer portal. Between Hillstead entering the portal and BYU missing out on high school quarterback Grady Adamson, BYU's plans apparently changed.

Let’s get right to it: New BYU quarterback McCae Hillstead is 5-foot-10-inches tall in a game of giants. His high school coach, Jon Lehman, doesn’t think that’s going to be a problem.

Utah State quarterback McCae Hillstead (10) pitches the ball to Robert Briggs Jr. during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game against Georgia State, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Boise, Idaho.

McCae Hillstead replaced Cooper Legas in Utah State’s loss to Air Force and will be the starter when the Aggies host James Madison, coach Blake Anderson said. Read more.

Utah State quarterback McCae Hillstead scrambles during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. Georgia State won 45-22.

SAN JOSE — Freshman quarterback McCae Hillstead, since leading an impressive comeback against Air Force, has been surrounded by a lot of hype.

QB McCae Hillstead was worth rearranging things for BYU. For Utah State, his departure leaves a sour taste. Eye on the Y: Aaron Roderick explains his decision to add another transfer.

Cooper Legas did a 'phenomenal job' filling in for McCae Hillstead By Andrew Hyde for KSL.com | Posted - Oct. 1, 2023 at 5:12 p.m. 6 Save Story ...

McCae Hillstead, an early three-star prospect from Lehi (Utah) Skyridge, got on the board Monday by landing a scholarship offer from Washington State. " I'm feeling really great about it and it ...

How good was Skyridge junior quarterback during Wednesday’s Region 4 battle at American Fork? “I thought McCae Hillstead was as sharp as he can possibly be,” Falcon head coach Jon Lehman said.

The Orem defense kept things close. With 1:01 left in the half, Skyridge quarterback McCae Hillstead was picked off by Jaycob Amodo Tolua-olah. At halftime, the score was 10-0.