At Coastal Carolina, he was a three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year and led the team to its first undefeated regular season, first appearance on the AP and Coaches Poll rankings,[1] as well as its first bowl game appearance in 2020, and was the NCAA Division I FBS leader in yards per completion and passer rating in 2021.

At the age of 12, McCall joined a traveling Little League all-star baseball team that played in a televised tournament in Cooperstown, New York.

[2] McCall attended Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina.

He committed to Coastal Carolina University on December 19, 2018, to play college football over offers from Army, Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, and Gardner-Webb.

[7] Starting all twelve games, McCall led Coastal Carolina to wins in big matchups between undefeated teams against Louisiana and BYU.

[12] ESPN reported on January 1, 2023, that McCall had exited the portal and would remain at Coastal for the 2023 season.