Shane Beamer shares encouraging updates on LaNorris Sellers, Rocket Sanders

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer provided an injury update on starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers and running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders ahead of USC’s home game versus Ole Miss this weekend.

“He was good today. He did everything in practice, for sure,” Beamer said of Sellers on Tuesday during the coach’s weekly press conference.

Sellers sprained his ankle in the first half versus LSU in Week 3 and did not play in USC’s win over Akron in Week 4. Last Sunday, Beamer said Sellers had his boot off Sunday and ran around in the indoor facility.

Beamer on Tuesday was similarly optimistic about Sanders, who spent much of the Akron game in a boot on his left foot after suffering an injury early on against the Zips.

“They both looked good” in practice, Beamer said. “They weren’t 100%, but they both told me they felt good.”

In his post-Akron teleconference, Beamer designated Sanders as “the most questionable” among all the recovering Gamecocks (a group that includes wide receiver Jared Brown — who also missed Akron — offensive lineman Aaryn Parks and tight end Michael Smith) had USC’s first bye week been scheduled for another time.

Brown practiced and is making progress, Beamer said Tuesday.

Another update will come Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights with the SEC’s first availability reports for the week. SEC teams are required to release player status reports daily starting Wednesdays of game weeks when facing an in-conference foe.

South Carolina will battle No. 12 Ole Miss at home this weekend (3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN) in what feels like the biggest game of the season. The Gamecocks will look to nab their first ranked win after suffering a heartbreaking loss to the LSU Tigers in Week 3. Former USC WR1 Antwane “Juice” Wells will also make his return to Williams-Brice Stadium since entering the transfer portal last year.