COLUMBIA — If you ask LaNorris Sellers, he says he’s playing this weekend, the right ankle injury he sustained in last week’s loss to No. 16 LSU nothing he can’t handle. The question is, if there’s the slightest doubt with that ankle, does South Carolina really need to risk playing him against Akron this week? “We’re always going to do what’s best for our players and our football team,” USC coach Shane Beamer said Sept.
17. “LaNorris wanted to play (against LSU after the injury). I just didn’t think he was where he needed to be.
” Sellers told Beamer Sept. 17 that he would be fine for the Akron game. But reality and the rest of the season face Beamer the rest of this week.
USC shouldn’t need its starting QB to beat the Zips (1-2), right? The Gamecocks’ first bye week follows Akron. If there’s even a shred of thought that Sellers could hurt himself worse, if he’s only 99.9 percent instead of 100 .
.. why not sit him and give him all of that time to rest and recover before before No.
5 Mississippi visits on Oct. 5? It has to be a consideration. Sellers was hurt on the next-to-last play of the first half when he was sacked.
He was replaced by backup Robby Ashford for the final play, who was also sacked. “I think he just rolled up on my ankle and kind of flattened my ankle,” said Sellers, who spoke after the game and certainly didn’t appear distressed. “I was good to go.
” Gamecock QB update: Sellers tells Beamer he's 'ready to roll' Ashford.