Hilinski's Hope: One Family's Football Story

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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University of South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski has been one of college football's biggest surprises this season. But as Ryan sees success, the family continues to mourn the loss of the older brother, Tyler -- also a college quarterback, for Washington State -- who died by suicide in 2018. ESPN's Jen Lada shares her extensive interviews with the Hilinskis for E:60, documenting the family's tough decisions about football, and their path to hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	quick heads up. Today's show is about mental health and includes a story of suicide.
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0:36.0	Play action for Holinsky.
0:38.0	He's going to take a deep shot down the sideline.
0:40.0	He drops it in perfectly.
0:42.0	Brian Edwards, that's a touch. The sideline, he drops it in perfectly.
0:43.0	Brian Edwards, that's a touchdown for the game.
0:46.0	That's South Carolina freshman quarterback Ryan Holinsky, helping the Gamecocks pull off a massive
0:56.4	upset of then number three ranked Georgia earlier this year.
1:00.8	He has a chance to do it again this Saturday when they host current number three Clemson.
1:06.1	But the most remarkable part of this season might be that Helinsky is playing football at all.
1:11.8	Shock and grief after the apparent suicide of quarterback Tyler Holinsky.
1:17.0	Tyler Holinsky was Ryan's older brother and a rising star in college football.
1:23.0	Today, the family recounts their search for answers
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