South Carolina starting quarterback Ryan Hilinski is fine after battling a sore elbow last week and struggling against Missouri Saturday and should be ready to play this week against Kentucky, head coach Will Muschamp said Sunday night.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — After a miserable first half, the South Carolina offense was finally clicking, driving to the Missouri 3-yard line for a chance to cut the Tigers' lead to three points.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ryan Hilinski did not practice Wednesday because of right elbow soreness and played Saturday against Missouri with beige medical tape on his throwing arm.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Bryan Edwards doesn’t believe in a snowball effect — whether it’s a bad loss that results in a string of losses or a monumental win that results in a series of them.
South Carolina is a desperate team as its travels to Missouri for what feels like a must-win game this weekend.
Freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinksi threw 57 passes against Alabama, the second-most in program history (Steve Taneyhill threw 58 against East Carolina in 1994) and the most ever for a Will Muschamp-coached team.
Jay Urich didn’t hesitate Tuesday when asked about Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant.
South Carolina will be looking for its third straight win over Missouri Saturday, but it likely won’t be easy.
There is no one busier at a South Carolina practice than Dakereon Joyner.
Things tend to happen for Kyle Markway whenever South Carolina plays Missouri.
At 1-2 after Saturday’s loss to Alabama, South Carolina is a “desperate team,” players said Tuesday, echoing the message of their head coach.
At any other game Mark and Kym Hilinski probably would have gotten up at halftime and roamed the stadium concourse. But on Saturday, when South Carolina faced Alabama, the parents of Gamecock quarterback Ryan Hilinski stayed seated when the second quarter ended.
South Carolina freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for his performance last Saturday against second-ranked Alabama.
Will Muschamp was pleased with part of his defense against Alabama, but needs to see vast improvement in the secondary, which he said was “really poor” against the Crimson Tide.
Now South Carolina’s second season begins.
Rico Dowdle wasn’t pleased with his, or South Carolina’s performance against No. 2 Alabama because the Gamecocks didn’t win.
After South Carolina’s 47-23 loss to Alabama Saturday, receiver Bryan Edwards hugged Ryan Hilinski and had some encouraging words for the freshman quarterback.
Trailing 24-10 to Alabama Saturday, South Carolina was in prime position to tie the game against the No. 2 team in the country.
Javon Kinlaw is widely regarded as one of the best defensive linemen in the SEC and a future NFL Draft Pick.
On Oct. 9, 2010, South Carolina upset No. 1 Alabama in Columbia. The Gamecocks, led by head coach Steve Spurrier, beat Nick Saban's Crimson Tide before a packed house at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Rico Dowdle had already rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns Saturday when head coach Will Muschamp told him to take the rest of the day off.
Nick Saban was in his first season as LSU head coach when the Tigers faced Georgia Tech in the 2000 Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Stephen Garcia threw three touchdowns, Marcus Lattimore scored three and Alshon Jeffery caught two on the evening of Oct. 10, 2010, when No. 19 South Carolina (4-1) shocked No. 1 Alabama (5-1) at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Jaycee Horn is one of the most confident players on the South Carolina roster, often declaring that he and fellow corner Israel Mukuamu can be two of the best defensive backs in the country.
Ryan Hilinski has stood center stage with spotlights and attention on him before. Literally and figuratively.
South Carolina has just one player on its roster, and two coaches, who have been part of a team that has beaten a Nick Saban-led Alabama squad.
Jake Bentley will have surgery this week on his broken foot and miss the rest of the season, head coach Will Muschamp confirmed Sunday.
Dakereon Joyner just loves playing football.
Sunday is a big day for Jake Bentley.
It was not exactly ideal circumstances for Ryan Hilinski’s first career start Saturday.
One of the loudest cheers from the Williams-Brice Stadium crowd on Saturday came for Stephon Gilmore, when an image of the South Carolina alumnus was with shown on the scoreboard during a video montage with all other Gamecocks in the NFL.
The Ryan Hilinski era started with a bang Saturday with the true freshman tossing two touchdown passes in his first career start to lead South Carolina to a 72-10 win over Charleston Southern at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Dakereon Joyner took the snap, looked up and saw daylight to his left.
Nick Muse has been granted eligibility by the NCAA and will play for South Carolina (0-1) on Saturday against Charleston Southern (0-1).
Editor’s note: A longer version of this story, with sections on Hilinski’s Hope and Ryan’s high school career, will appear in the September Spurs & Feathers magazine. Click here to subscribe.
It’s a bittersweet time for South Carolina football.
South Carolina made a number of mistakes in blowing a 20-9 fourth-quarter lead in its season-opening loss to North Carolina.
Three weeks ago, Dakereon Joyner learned that he did not win the backup quarterback job and would be asked to learn other positions to get him onto the field for South Carolina.
After practice Sunday evening, Donell Stanley gathered South Carolina’s offensive line in the team meeting room at the Long Family Football Operations Center.
The South Carolina football team was reeling from a devastating season-opening loss to North Carolina when it returned to practice Sunday.
Will Muschamp has tried to tune out the criticism and angst among fans following Saturday’s season-opening loss to North Carolina. But he had a message for Gamecock Nation Tuesday.
Ryan Hilinski’s reaction to learning he’s going to be South Carolina’s starting quarterback on Saturday against Charleston Southern was simple.
Head coach Will Muschamp appears to have complete faith in freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski if he is thrust into the starting role this week.
Deebo Samuel caught his first NFL touchdown.