South Carolina Calls Ryan Hilinski Headline 'Unacceptable'

South Carolina says an apology from The State newspaper is not "enough" for a headline connecting the Hilinski's Hope foundation to South Carolina's 34-14 loss Saturday at Missouri where Ryan Hilinski was the Gamecocks quarterback.

The story about the game appeared in print editions Sunday, carrying the headline, "Hilinski Hope Sinks." Hilinski's Hope is a foundation set up by the Hilinski family after Tyler Hilinski, Ryan's older brother, committed suicide in 2018 while he was a quarterback at Washington State.

The headline received criticism on social media and from the university, which issued a statement Sunday afternoon from head coach Will Muschamp, athletics director Ray Tanner and…