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LaNorris Sellers update: Shane Beamer gives latest on QB, hammers officials for late review

Danby: Daniel Hager5 hours agoDanielHagerOn3
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South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers was helped off the field following a big hit near the end of the second quarter Saturday night against Vanderbilt.

Backup quarterback Luke Doty relieved Sellers and remained in the game for the final 1:48 of the first half. Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson, who made the hit on Sellers, was ejected for targeting.

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer gave an update (or lack thereof) on Sellers as he hit the locker room for halftime.

“There’s not,” Beamer said. “Right now, we don’t know. I’ll go in here and find out for you.”

It took about a minute for the SEC officiating crew in Columbia to buzz down to review for targeting following the hit, right as Carolina’s center snapped the ball to Doty. Doty hit wide receiver Nyck Harbor in stride for what would have been a major pickup, but the play was blown dead due to the review.

“I asked (the referee) as soon as it happened if they were looking at it for targeting; for our quarterback to be laying on the ground like that, he probably got hit in the head,” a furious Beamer continued. “For whatever reason, it took them a while to buzz down. I don’t know what’s going on in Birmingham or wherever they look at it, but I thought it was pretty obvious.”

Prior to Sellers’ injury, the preseason All-SEC selection completed 6/7 passes for 94 yards. He threw one interception and rushed for -3 yards on three carries. He hit the locker room prior to South Carolina kicker Mason Love‘s missed 53-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining in the half, likely to be tested for a concussion.

Sellers’ absence in the second half would be a massive loss for the Carolina offense. Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea discussed Sellers’ ability to make good decisions with the ball and create plays with his legs earlier this week.

“I think there’s everything you’d want to see out of a quarterback,” Lea said during a Tuesday press conference. “Not necessarily as someone defending a quarterback. I mean, he’s big and physical and smart and makes good decisions with the ball and can create with his legs. He’s got arm strength… He’s really talented in all the areas you want a quarterback to be talented in.”