After a stellar career as Neville High School in Monroe La., he signed with LaTech to play football and lettered from 1986-1988. He was the final quarterback for LaTech at the Division 1-AA level. In his senior year, the Bulldogs played a Division I schedule even though they were a Division 1-AA program.

Hines earned his undergraduate and two master’s degrees from Tech. He graduated in 1989 with a business management degree, earned his earned a master’s degree in business in 1991 and in 1993 a master’s degree in education. He served as graduate assistant from 1992-1993. He was promoted to the Bulldog tight ends coach from 1994-1998, moved to wide receiver coach for years 1999-2000. In 2001 he was switched to offensive coordinator /quarterback coach until 2006. From 2007-2009 he returned back to wide receivers coach.

During his tenure, he served under four different head coaches, Joe Raymond Peace, 1988-1995 with a 40-44-4 record. Under Gary Crowton, 1996-1998, Tech went 21-13. The Jack Bicknell era, 1999-2006, the Bulldogs went 42-53 and under Derek Dooley, 2007-2009, they went 17-20.