Watch Gamecocks QB commit Ryan Hilinski sling it around in a season-opening win

Most football teams would be pretty happy with nearly 300 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in a win.

That’s what South Carolina football commit Ryan Hilinski gave his Orange Lutheran team in a 27-7 season opening win on Friday night, but the Lancers coaches wanted more according to the OC Register.

“Obviously you always have a different story in your mind of what your first game is going to look like,” Presley told the paper.

Watch Hilinski’s best throws from the night:

He went 29-for-48 for 295 yards and three touchdowns.

Watching the highlights, all three of his touchdowns are into tighter windows. One was to five-star receiver Kyle Ford and another went to four-star Logan Loya. None were very long, all 17 yards or shorter, and it appeared on the highlights San Juan Hills did a good job preventing big plays and making Hilinski’s offense grind it out.

Accoridng to the OC Register, a sack of Hilinski and Lancers turnover helped keep Orange Lutheran off the board the first 20 minutes (plus three early missed Hilinski-to-Ford connections).

In the highlights, Hilinski displayed some mobility, moving well in or outside the pocket before finding receivers (on one play, he scooped up a bad snap and still got a completion out of it).

Hilinski is the No. 47player in the country in the 247Sports composite rankings and the No. 2 pro-style QB. He’ll be an early enrollee.

This story was originally published August 19, 2018 at 9:57 AM.