South Carolina left Gainesville with a statement win, and on Monday the SEC made sure the Gamecocks got their due.
Senior quarterback LaNorris Sellers and junior EDGE Dylan Stewart were each honored for their part in South Carolina’s 38-19 road victory at No. 16/15 Florida last Saturday. Sellers was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while Stewart earned SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week.
Sellers picked up a pair of additional national nods as well, landing among the eight Manning Award Stars of the Week and earning a spot on the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list. That selection also puts him on the Davey O’Brien Award Midseason Watch List.
Against Florida, Sellers put together one of the biggest all-around games in the SEC this season. He finished with 299 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns, going 23-of-35 for 279 passing yards and four touchdown throws to four different receivers.
He completed passes to eight different targets overall. On the ground, the Florence, S.C. native added 20 rushing yards and another score.
It was the kind of performance that flipped the game fast. South Carolina spotted Florida a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter, then ripped off a 38-6 scoring run to seize control.
The Gamecocks’ 38 points were the most ever by a South Carolina team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, and they also set a program record for points in a road win over an AP Top-25 opponent. The victory was South Carolina’s third all-time at The Swamp and its first there since 2014.
Saturday also marked Sellers’ fifth game this season with at least 250 yards of total offense, which leads the SEC and is tied for fourth nationally. His numbers keep stacking up in the school record book, too.
He now has 15 career rushing touchdowns, tied for third-most by a South Carolina quarterback with Stephen Garcia (2008-11) and Garry Harper (1978-1980). He also owns 17 career games with 250 or more yards of total offense, the most by any Gamecock player since 1995.
Across his South Carolina career, Sellers now ranks No. 5 all-time in passing yards with 6,395, No. 6 in completions with 493, No. 6 in passing touchdowns with 45 and No. 3 in completion percentage at 63.0%. His 1,406 career rushing yards rank third all-time by a Gamecock quarterback, behind only Connor Shaw (1,683) and Jeff Grantz (1,589).
Stewart’s day was just as disruptive. He posted five tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles, and that marked the third time in his career he has forced multiple fumbles in a game.
According to the SEC, he is one of only 18 FBS players to record multiple forced fumbles in a game this season, and one of just two to do it in an SEC game. He is also the only South Carolina defender over the last 21 seasons to have multiple games with multiple forced fumbles.
His work helped fuel a defense that forced a season-high three turnovers in Gainesville and held the nation’s No. 5 scoring offense, which came in averaging 46.2 points per game, to 19 on its home field.
For Stewart, it was his second career SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honor and his first since Sept. 2 in the 2024 season, when he shared the award with teammate Kyle Kennard. For Sellers, it was his third career SEC Offensive Player of the Week award and his first since Dec. 2, 2024, after he helped South Carolina earn a 17-14 road win at No. 12/12 Clemson in the final regular season game.
South Carolina, now 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the SEC, is off this week before returning Saturday, Oct. 24 against No. 14/14 Tennessee, a 5-1 team that is 2-1 in league play. The game will be played at Williams-Brice Stadium in an afternoon TV time slot.
The SEC’s Week 6 award list also included Jamal Roberts of Missouri at offensive player, Peyton Bowen of Oklahoma at defensive, Brock Coffman of Kentucky and Tate Sandell of Oklahoma on special teams, Dontrell Glover of Georgia on the offensive line, Joseph Jonah-Ajonye of Georgia on the defensive line, and Kenny Darby of Kentucky among the freshmen.
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