Thursday injury report: New status for Judge Collier, Brady Hunt

The second official SEC-mandated injury report of the week is officially out as of Thursday evening and there have been several developments for South Carolina over the last 24 hours.

Cornerback Judge Collier has been downgraded to out and tight end Brady Hunt has been upgraded to probable after both were listed as doubtful on Wednesday.

Shane Beamer said during his call-in show Thursday that everyone but Collier is expected to be available vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday.

That includes defensive backs Vicari Swain, Brandon Cisse, and Jaquel Holman who were not listed on Thursday’s report (meaning they’re available) after being listed as probable on Wednesday.

South Carolina was without key contributors Collier, Jalon Kilgore, and JT Geer entering this past Saturday’s matchup with SC State, and the injury report only got longer from there.

Cisse, Swain, Hunt, Holman, and Josiah Thompson all exited the win over the Bulldogs with varying degrees of injuries and did not return.

Kilgore, Geer, and Thompson are all expected to be available for the Vanderbilt game.

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Beamer said on Sunday that he was most concerned about Hunt, the Gamecocks’ senior starting tight end who exited the game early Saturday night.

Collier played just nine snaps against Virginia Tech before exiting with the injury and was spotted on the sidelines on crutches with his knee in a cast.

Geer, South Carolina’s senior EDGE who had a sack against VT, exited in the second half and appeared to be holding his shoulder.

Since this is an SEC matchup, South Carolina and Vanderbilt will both release availability reports throughout the week.

The next availability update will come on Friday at around 8 p.m. with a final report 90 minutes before kickoff on Saturday.

Last season the SEC approved a player availability injury report system for football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.

SEC school personnel must submit availability reports three days before each football game, with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes before game time. For basketball and baseball, reports are filed the night before, with an update on game day.

According to the SEC, penalties for inaccurate or late reports will range from $25,000 to $100,000 for football and anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 for basketball and baseball.

When schools submit injury reports, players will be designated as available, probable, doubtful, and questionable before game day. On game day, designations will be available, game-time decision or out. The model follows injury reports similar to the NFL.

Both off to 2-0 starts, the Gamecocks and Commodores are set for a 7:45 kickoff Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium on SEC Network.

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