South Carolina heads into Saturday night with a major quarterback question hanging over its trip to Arkansas.
LaNorris Sellers, who has been dealing with a lower-body injury, is “in flux” for the game, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sellers had been listed as probable during the week, but South Carolina is expected to wait until right before kickoff to decide whether he gets the start.
He made the trip to Arkansas and is expected to be available, but the call could come down to game time. If Sellers can’t go, Cutter Woods would make his first career start.
Sellers has been central to South Carolina’s recent surge. He’s thrown for 2,100 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season, and he’s helped the Gamecocks win four straight. In last Saturday’s 17-9 win over Texas A&M, he finished with 251 passing yards and a touchdown while also adding 34 rushing yards and another score on the ground.
That run has changed the feel around the program in a hurry. A month ago, South Carolina looked like a team in trouble after dropping three of its first five games and heading toward a difficult matchup with Florida. Instead, the Gamecocks rolled to a 38-19 win in that game and have kept the momentum going ever since.
Now sitting on four consecutive victories, South Carolina can move to 7-3 with another win and stay in the College Football Playoff conversation.
Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
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