South Carolina: The Gamecocks' star quarterback returned in the second half after…
South Carolina · Texas A&MThe Gamecocks' star quarterback returned in the second half after leaving Saturday's game in the second quarter Sellers was slow to get up after losing a fumble on the play at the Aggies' 18-yard line, grabbing his left ankle before hobbling off to the sideline with the help of team trainers. Sellers exited the injury tent on his own power, slowly walking toward the locker room with just over four minutes to play before intermission.
"We're concerned," South Carolina coach Shane Beamer told the ESPN broadcast at halftime. "He's got an ankle, and he's getting an X-ray on it.
Sellers threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to DJ Black and a 79-yard toss to Mazeo Bennett to highlight his performance. Sellers re-entered the contest to open the third quarter during South Carolina's first possession and showed no ill effects of the first-half injury.
Both plays were made off schedule with Sellers outside of the pocket. I mean, you worry about those plays from a protection standpoint, so you see him get the ball off," Beamer said after that win.
KEY POINTS
- The Gamecocks (5-3), slotted No. 21 in the first College Football Playoff rankings on the heels of three straight wins, need their best player available the rest of the way to remain in the postseason conversation.
- Sellers was 10-of-15 for 151 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's game before leaving.
- The sellout crowd inside Williams-Brice Stadium held its collective breath Saturday in the second quarter after South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers was sandwiched between defenders on a sack against Texas A&M and had to leave the game with an injury.
- Sellers has accounted for 13 touchdowns during South Carolina's current win streak and was named the AP's National Player of the Week last time out after registering 397 yards of total offense and five touchdowns at Oklahoma .