Stacy Bengs / The Associated Press)
MINNEAPOLIS — In practice, Colorado State's quarterbacks wear orange, and every defender knows they are off limits to hit.
Couldn't be safer Monday through Friday. So while coaches can see if a kid like Collin Hill has an arm, or whether he can sense things in the pocket, there's no way of telling if he can pass the Timex test and prove he's ready for big-time college football on Saturday.
Saturday, Hill took a lickin' and he kept getting up and firing away in a 31-24 loss to Minnesota.