Ryan Hilinski
Ryan Hilinski (born October 24, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
 Hilinski with the Gamecocks in 2019 | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Orange Lutheran |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 24, 2000 Orange, California |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Early years
Hilinski attended the Lutheran High School of Orange County (commonly known as Orange Lutheran High School). As a senior, he played in 11 games and threw for 2,771 yards and 29 touchdowns. While in high school, he participated in the 2018 All-American Bowl.[1][2]
Hilinski committed to South Carolina after receiving offers from 30 teams, including Stanford, USC, LSU, and Ohio State.[2][3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Ryan Hilinski QB |
Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | Apr 4, 2018 | |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (pro-style QB) Rivals: 3 (pro-style QB) 247Sports: 2 (pro-style QB) ESPN: 4 (Pocket Passer) | ||||||
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College career
South Carolina
2019
Hilinski was named backup quarterback prior to the start of the 2019 season.[4] His first game appearance came during the 2019 Belk Kickoff Game against North Carolina after then starting quarterback Jake Bentley was injured in the game.[4] Hilinski was named starting quarterback later that day.[5] He made his first starting appearance in the second game of the season, a 72–10 win over Charleston Southern.[6] With Hilinski starting, the Gamecocks would set a school record 775 yards of offense, as well as a school record 493 rushing yards.[6] Next week, Hilinski would start in a home game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, a 47–23 loss, where he would complete more passes against Nick Saban's Crimson Tide than any other freshman quarterback.[7]
Personal life
Hilinski was born to Mark and Kym Hilinski as the youngest of three children in the family.[8] Ryan's oldest brother, Kelly, played as a quarterback for Notre Dame High School, Columbia University, Riverside City College and Weber State University.[8] His second older brother, Tyler, who was also a quarterback at Washington State, died by suicide following his junior season.
References
- Williams, James H. (September 7, 2019). "Who is South Carolina's true freshman quarterback? Ryan Hilinski of Orange Lutheran". Los Angeles Daily News. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Breiner, Ben (August 21, 2019). "Ryan Hilinski, now one snap away for the Gamecocks". The State. McClatchy. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Dodd, Dennis (September 11, 2019). "Brotherly love, family pain test strength of Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina's new starting QB". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Del Bianco, John (September 2, 2019). "Hilinski to start for Gamecocks, Bentley out indefinitely". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- Bilodeau, Kevin (September 8, 2019). "Jake Bentley to have surgery, miss the rest of the season". WCSC-TV. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Hadley, Greg (September 7, 2019). "Hilinski shines, Gamecocks set records in rout of Charleston Southern". The State. McClatchy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Ramspacher, Andrew (September 15, 2019). "'He's a true leader.' USC gives Hilinski high marks after Alabama game, 2 starts". The Charlotte Observer. McClatchy. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Lawson, Theo (September 14, 2017). "Oh, brother! Washington State backup QB Tyler Hilinski had family far and wide watching his epic comeback". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Retrieved January 17, 2018.