Shane Beamer gives LaNorris Sellers injury update, shares SEC officials' response on key calls
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday that starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers assured him he's good to go vs Akron on Saturday.
Sellers injured his ankle right at the end of the second quarter against LSU. Sellers said his ankle just "flattened" when a defender rolled up on it while he was getting sacked. He said during halftime the trainers taped it, then re-taped it and noticed it wasn't severe.
In the second half, Sellers played one drive to start the third quarter being replaced by backup quarterback Robby Ashford for the rest of the game.
Beamer said Ashford is still the No. 2 option, with Davis Beville and Luke Doty in the mix for No. 3. The three backup options have all taken SEC snaps at quarterback. Akron coach Joe Moorhead was Ashford's offensive coordinator when Ashford played at Oregon.
The Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 SEC) host the Zips (1-2) in Williams-Brice Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) before their open date in Week 5.
Shane Beamer hears back from SEC officials after LSU game
Beamer and the Gamecocks want to shut the door on LSU talk. Multiple players said the message since Sunday is "don't let it linger."
However, Beamer did reveal he heard back from SEC Head of Officials John McDaid, who Beamer called Saturday night, as did athletic director Ray Tanner. The Gamecocks were called for 13 penalties against the Tigers, and Beamer said he wanted some clarification on some of the calls, and the lack of calls against LSU on specific plays.
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Beamer said he heard back late Monday night from McDaid in the form of a video, with a voiceover explaining the call for each play that was sent in.
"There were some certainly that I maybe didn't like what he said but I get it, there were some that I absolutely was on board with, with his response and there were a couple that frankly we can agree to disagree on them." Beamer said. "I appreciate their responses ... in the end, just like I told the team, officiating didn't decide the game."
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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