Injury report: Shane Beamer gives Sunday update on quartet of starters

South Carolina entered the LSU game with two potential starters in offensive linemen Cason Henry and Nolan Hay missing due to injuries. It exited the game with two more out when offensive lineman Shed Sarratt and defensive back Brandon Cisse went down in the first half.

Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer gave the latest on all four players Sunday night during his weekly teleconference.

“Injury-wise, those guys that left, we’ll have a better idea as the week goes on; they’re getting some testing done today,” Beamer said. “Obviously, Shed and Brandon were the two from last night, and then Nolan Hay and Cason Henry. I’d say all those guys are questionable, probably at best, as we sit here today.”

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Sarratt went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter during Matthew Fuller’s 72-yard touchdown run that gave the Gamecocks their only lead of the night. While the players were celebrating the score, Sarratt lay on the ground until the training staff came over to attend to him.

Cisse suffered a knee injury at the beginning of the second quarter. It took a few minutes before he came up off the ground after being tended to by the trainers. Beamer and a few players came over to check on him during that time before he got up. When he eventually did, he had to be helped off the field.

Sarratt was spotted using crutches after his injury. Cisse sported a brace/wrap around his left leg, though he didn’t have crutches.

Henry and Hay both missed the Kentucky game, but Beamer was hoping that both would be back for the LSU game.

Henry went down early in the Vanderbilt game with a shoulder injury, looked good to go for Missouri, but then exited after just one play.

Hay made his first career start with South Carolina against Missouri but exited with a knee injury.

“I hate that for them and for us but hopefully we can get those guys back soon,” Beamer said Thursday during his call-in show.

“Hopefully it won’t be long term,” Beamer added on Henry. “He did some tests this week and still waiting to hear back the plan of attack for him but hopefully it won’t be long term.”

The next possible update on the quartet will be on Tuesday during Beamer’s weekly press conference. But he has typically just waited until the SEC Availability Report is released on Wednesday.

The Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3 SEC) will host the Oklahoma Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) at 12:45 pm ET on Saturday, Oct. 18. The game will be televised on SEC Network.

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