When South Carolina football commit Ryan Hilinski met with Super Bowl winner Trent Dilfer and the rest of the top quarterback recruits in his class Friday night, the former pro had a message for the young players.
Yes, at The Opening, a prestigious high school football event sponsored by Nike and held just outside Dallas Texas this year, they will be competition for the title of Elite 11 MVP. But if that’s the main reason they’re there, it’s not the right one.
There’s a chance for something larger, an experience, a camaraderie.
“It’s football heaven as they like to say,” Hilinski said.