South Carolina football quarterback Ryan Hilinski entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. A second year, Hilinski played in two games this season and completed 4 of 6 passes for 34 yards. He saw action against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M this season, coming out of a 2019 campaign, where he was the team’s fullback.
Hilinski, a former four-star contender who came from California to Carolina, found himself at the top of the depth chart after the past year Jake Bentley broke his foot in the first game of the 2019 season. Hilinski started the rest of the season for the Gamecocks and went 4-7 as a full-back.
Hilinski completed 58.1 percent of his passes as a true freshman for 2,357 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. He was the sixth in the SEC with an average of 214.3 yards per game, which was also the best among SEC freshmen.
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The NCAA launched the portal on October 15, 2018, offering athletes a way to explore their options. Players do not need to ask the technical team for permission to make the transfer. They just need to ask compliance to enter their name. It usually takes 24 to 48 hours for a player to show up after ordering. Schools are free to contact a player without restriction, as their name appears on the portal.
Although a player entering his name on the transfer portal means that he intends to explore his options, it does not necessarily mean that he will leave. The player is free to withdraw his name at any time. However, schools are under no obligation to keep a player on scholarship once they enter the portal.
The portal’s first cycle saw 1,942 FBS players enter the initial calendar year of its existence, by a source.