| School: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Currentposition: | Wide receiver |
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Adrian Hilburn is a former college football athlete for the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Hilburn's arrival at Kansas State brought with it hopes to help replace All-America wideout Jordy Nelson. Then Kansas State head coach Ron Prince pointed to Hilburn's time at San Francisco City College as "impressive so far".[1] Hilburn later played under head coach Bill Snyder for the Wildcats.
In the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl, Hilburn was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct following a 30-yard touchdown when he saluted the crowd. Kansas State then had to attempt (and failed) a two-point conversion from the 17-yard line. Due to the impact from this event, the NCAA chose in the next year's rule changes to not penalize celebrating in general but to penalize only taunting.[2] The call was considered highly controversial and according to ESPN, determined the outcome of the game.[3]