Wouldn't be so sure Sellers will be the hands down starter...

[cofcgamecock9]

First, this post is not meant to be a knock on Sellers. I am a Sellers fan and think his real potential is more of what we saw in 2024, than what we saw in 2025. I believe Shula's offense really hurt Sellers which led to impacting him physically and mentally.

Having said that, I don't believe that a Kendal Briles led offense isn't going to look to bring in a QB in the transfer portal. It will just depend on if there is a QB out there that believes they can come in and beat out Sellers.

But one thing is for certain. If you play QB for Briles, you are going to look good on paper. QBs want to play for him.

This year Josh Hoover threw for 3,500 yards with a 66% completion rating and threw for 29 TDs. His QB rating according to ESPN was 153.4. He just went into the portal so maybe he would look at SC.

But I just have a feeling that Briles is going to pick up a QB in the portal.

 

[Sweetwatergolf]

Problem with this would be how many millions can we spend on qb's AND have money for others.

 

[Jonesz2]

First, this post is not meant to be a knock on Sellers. I am a Sellers fan and think his real potential is more of what we saw in 2024, than what we saw in 2025. I believe Shula's offense really hurt Sellers which led to impacting him physically and mentally.

Having said that, I don't believe that a Kendal Briles led offense isn't going to look to bring in a QB in the transfer portal. It will just depend on if there is a QB out there that believes they can come in and beat out Sellers.

But one thing is for certain. If you play QB for Briles, you are going to look good on paper. QBs want to play for him.

This year Josh Hoover threw for 3,500 yards with a 66% completion rating and threw for 29 TDs. His QB rating according to ESPN was 153.4. He just went into the portal so maybe he would look at SC.

But I just have a feeling that Briles is going to pick up a QB in the portal.

Without a line it won’t matter

 

[Piscis]

First, this post is not meant to be a knock on Sellers. I am a Sellers fan and think his real potential is more of what we saw in 2024, than what we saw in 2025. I believe Shula's offense really hurt Sellers which led to impacting him physically and mentally.

Having said that, I don't believe that a Kendal Briles led offense isn't going to look to bring in a QB in the transfer portal. It will just depend on if there is a QB out there that believes they can come in and beat out Sellers.

But one thing is for certain. If you play QB for Briles, you are going to look good on paper. QBs want to play for him.

This year Josh Hoover threw for 3,500 yards with a 66% completion rating and threw for 29 TDs. His QB rating according to ESPN was 153.4. He just went into the portal so maybe he would look at SC.

But I just have a feeling that Briles is going to pick up a QB in the portal.

If Briles can get Hoover, Sellers will ride the pine. Hoover won't have to learn Briles' offense and is a real college QB. Sellers will have to learn a new offense, or at least a new OC and will still be a great athlete playing the QB position. Sellers will come in on short yardage plays where his running ability will get the yards needed but Hoover will be QB 1.

 

[Mr. Belvedere]

lol. You don't make a video like that if you aren't the starter day 1. This is dumb. Whether you think he should be or not.

 

[Piscis]

lol. You don't make a video like that if you aren't the starter day 1. This is dumb. Whether you think he should be or not.

Locking down a mediocre player and celebrating is the gamecock way.

 

[Lurker123]

lol. You don't make a video like that if you aren't the starter day 1. This is dumb. Whether you think he should be or not.

So, we're going to start a guy because of a hype video. Okay.

 

[Gradstudent]

On Sellers being a our starter for 2026 unless he is injured? %? I would say

 

[Lurker123]

If Briles can get Hoover, Sellers will ride the pine.

That's a big "if". But yeah, if we could land him, Sellers might get whiplash moving to the bench that fast.

The one concern i would have with Hoover is that hes not mobile at all. He'd have to get rid of the ball FAST with our OL.

One other thought. How much did we spend on Sellers? Can we afford starter money for Hoover?

 

[Gradstudent]

That's a big "if". But yeah, if we could land him, Sellers might get whiplash moving to the bench that fast.

The one concern i would have with Hoover is that hes not mobile at all. He'd have to get rid of the ball FAST with our OL.

One other thought. How much did we spend on Sellers? Can we afford starter money for Hoover?

If we spent big on Sellers, why would we then also spend big on Hoover, any money left over from Sellers needs to go to the O Line

 

[Lurker123]

If we spent big on Sellers, why would we then also spend big on Hoover, any money left over from Sellers needs to go to the O Line

Agreed. If we spent big on Sellers, then we're putting all our eggs in that basket.

Its certainly a risk, given his lack of progress. Might speak to our real chances of landing Hoover too.

 

[Creek Snake]

It’s all about money these days.Its a zero sum game for Carolina as resources are limited.If Carolina gets a portal qb it will be a veteran backup like Ashford.It’s all they can afford.If they weren’t all in on Selllers then they would have allowed him to walk and sought another first line Qb in the portal.
I’ve heard crazy things about how much portal Qb’s are going to go for this year.
Sam Leavitt might get close to 5 mil.Crazy..

 

[gamecox4982]

If Sellers can run forward as much as he ran backwards next year he will be the starter. If he continues to take five yard drops when he’s already 4 to 5 in the gun he won’t. No OL in the country can protect a QB giving up that much space.

 

[Tngamecock]

You gotta love message boards

 

[Piscis]

If Sellers can run forward as much as he ran backwards next year he will be the starter. If he continues to take five yard drops when he’s already 4 to 5 in the gun he won’t. No OL in the country can protect a QB giving up that much space.

I think those super deep drops are him buying time to process what is going on. I think the game moves too fast for him a lot of the time.

 

[kidrobinski]

If we spent big on Sellers, why would we then also spend big on Hoover, any money left over from Sellers needs to go to the O Line

Our fans won’t budget time for an oline that would have to be built, nil or no. Hoover is plug and play; neither an oline nor sellers for that matter will be. Spare me the ‘without an oline’ rhetoric please; ‘without a legit qb’ an oline won’t make a noticeable difference.

 

[Gradstudent]

Spare me the ‘without an oline’ rhetoric please; ‘without a legit qb’ an oline won’t make a noticeable difference.

I dont completely understand what saying or your point, but I think we will need better Oline, in 2026 to be successful. The money has been spent on Sellers, its been annouced, not sure why you think more money will be spent for Hoover, Hoover will probably end up an Indiana.

Maybe your saying the money should of been spent on Hoover and not Sellers? Everyone is entittled to a opinion, you could be right, I have never really watched Hoover much, but I dont think we will know how enarmored Hoover is with Briles or was really going to come here, Hoover has lots of options, but looks like Beamer took the bird in hand. Sellers is the QB he got the money, choice was made, now what? I saw Sellers with a bad O line last year, and he wasnt very good, if he is our QB, I say next work on the O line next year, vs hoping for another multi million dollar QB to come.

 

[kidrobinski]

I dont completely understand what saying or your point, but I think we will need better Oline, in 2026 to be successful. The money has been spent on Sellers, its been annouced, not sure why you think more money will be spent for Hoover, Hoover will probably end up an Indiana.

Maybe your saying the money should of been spent on Hoover and not Sellers? Everyone is entittled to a opinion, you could be right, I have never really watched Hoover much, but I dont think we will know how enarmored Hoover is with Briles or was really going to come here, Hoover has lots of options, but looks like Beamer took the bird in hand. Sellers is the QB he got the money, choice was made, now what? I saw Sellers with a bad O line last year, and he wasnt very good, if he is our QB, I say next work on the O line next year, vs hoping for another multi million dollar QB to come.

Yes you saw sellers with a bad oline last year; you also saw him with a bad oline the year before for 9-3. Difference is that 9-3 had the Seller’s element of surprise and Rocket Sanders; last year did not. It won’t in 2026 either. Sellers with a good oline or a bad oline still has to make reads and throw accurately; these are not things that can be quickly taught or learned when you don’t already have a solid background at the position which, my opinion, I don’t believe he has. l’m afraid it will just be more of the same. Hoover is established, solid, and plug and play. Definitely need big mean linemen, but I see more potential success with Hoover at this stage.

 

[Gradstudent]

Yes you saw sellers with a bad oline last year; you also saw him with a bad oline the year before for 9-3. Difference is that 9-3 had the Seller’s element of surprise and Rocket Sanders; last year did not. It won’t in 2026 either. Sellers with a good oline or a bad oline still has to make reads and throw accurately; these are not things that can be quickly taught or learned when you don’t already have a solid background at the position which, my opinion, I don’t believe he has. l’m afraid it will just be more of the same. Hoover is established, solid, and plug and play. Definitely need big mean linemen, but I see more potential success with Hoover at this stage.

I think the O line was better on the 9-3 team, one member has already started 2 games in the NFL this year as rookie, SImpkins. So we know the talent was better on the 9-3 team. The 9-3 team started the same line for all 13 games. The 4-8 team had one lineman start all 12 games, Thompson. The 9-3 team had 2 transfers hit and start in Bell and Simpkins, the new transfers were not at the level and the inability for the new IOL to fill the void in 2025 was a big reason the 2025 line gave up 43 sacks. Im not saying the 2024 line was all world but they were better then the 2025 crew.

Loggains system was better then Shula's system for Sellers talents.

I dont think Hoover is coming, i dont see any chance, but that is just my opinion

 

[gamecox4982]

I think those super deep drops are him buying time to process what is going on. I think the game moves too fast for him a lot of the time.

He would have better protection staying inside the pocket.

 

[Sleepyhead]

I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that Cutter Woods or a transfer gets a shot if Sellers underperforms or even gets beat preseason. If he thinks he can just coast on talent he’ll learn fast in the NFL.

 

[Jhstans86]

There’s not a snowballs chance in hell that there is even a thought of Sellers not being QB1… you don’t pay a guy 4 million dollars to sit on the bench

 

[cofcgamecock9]

There’s not a snowballs chance in hell that there is even a thought of Sellers not being QB1… you don’t pay a guy 4 million dollars to sit on the bench

I was the OP and I you are probably right. Honestly, stupidly, when I first posted I wasn't thinking about his NIL deal. I was thinking more of the good ole days of college football that was all of about 2 years ago. haha. I will say that if it wasn't for NIL "contracts" then I do believe that it would be most likely that Kendal Briles would attract a QB that wouldn't be afraid to try and come in and compete against Sellers.

 

[catchandrelease]

Problem with this would be how many millions can we spend on qb's AND have money for others.

And Stewart.

 

[Lurker123]

There’s not a snowballs chance in hell that there is even a thought of Sellers not being QB1… you don’t pay a guy 4 million dollars to sit on the bench

That is true. Once we committed that, he's the starter.

 

[Piscis]

There’s not a snowballs chance in hell that there is even a thought of Sellers not being QB1… you don’t pay a guy 4 million dollars to sit on the bench

If that is the way the team is run, SC will never have success in football. Playing an inferior player because you are paying him a lot (in reality, the school and the program aren't paying him, the NIL collective is) is a recipe for failure.

Winning programs play the best player, end of discussion. The highly paid, underproducing player has his pay cut or is invited to go elsewhere. UGA has a 4/5 star DB who is going in the portal because he was passed on the depth chart by a younger player. I'm sure UGA was paying him well but when he wasn't the best player at his position, they didn't keep playing him because they were paying him. They encouraged him to leave and let him know his NIL deal was going to be cut.

Sellers is worth nowhere near $4 million. Paying him that much is confirmation of a program's affinity for mediocrity.

 

[Legal_fowl]

If we spent big on Sellers, why would we then also spend big on Hoover, any money left over from Sellers needs to go to the O Line

My question is if we could get Hoover why would we spend so much to keep Sellers?

 

[kidrobinski]

My question is if we could get Hoover why would we spend so much to keep Sellers?

Because you can.

 

[SouthernBelly]

There’s not a snowballs chance in hell that there is even a thought of Sellers not being QB1… you don’t pay a guy 4 million dollars to sit on the bench

You really think this program is beyond doing such a thing?

 

[Jhstans86]

I was the OP and I you are probably right. Honestly, stupidly, when I first posted I wasn't thinking about his NIL deal. I was thinking more of the good ole days of college football that was all of about 2 years ago. haha. I will say that if it wasn't for NIL "contracts" then I do believe that it would be most likely that Kendal Briles would attract a QB that wouldn't be afraid to try and come in and compete against Sellers.

Completely agree. Without the NIL commitment we’d be looking at a different story. IMO NIL is killing the game