South Carolina football did not pass its first SEC test of the 2025 college football season.
The No. 10 Gamecocks were knocked off by Vanderbilt 31-7 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, after losing quarterback LaNorris Sellers in the first half to a head injury following a hit from the Commodores’ Langston Patterson.
With the Gamecocks trailing 14-7 with 1:52 left in the first half, Luke Doty entered the game, while Patterson was sent to the locker room after his hit was deemed targeting. Vanderbilt outscored South Carolina 24-0 in the second half without Sellers.
Here’s the latest on Sellers’ injury:
LaNorris Sellers injury update
Sellers dropped back to pass on first-and-10, and as soon as he fired his pass, he was hit by Patterson high. Following the hit, Sellers remained on the ground as the team’s training staff attended to him on the field. He walked off the field with assistance from trainers and coach Shane Beamer.
According to Kesin, Sellers never went to the injury tent on the South Carolina sideline. However, the SEC Network reported he was ruled out for the rest of the game.
Doty finished 18-for-27 for 148 passing yards and had one interception in Sellers’ stead. Sellers was 6-of-7 for 94 passing yards before the injury.
LaNorris Sellers stats
Here’s a look at Sellers’ stats in his three seasons with the Gamecocks:
2023: 4-for-4 passing (100%) for 86 yards and two touchdowns; Five rushes for 51 yards and a touchdown
2024: 196-for-299 passing (65.6%) for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions; 166 rushes for 674 yards and seven touchdowns
2025: 29-for-45 passing (64.4%) for 432 yards, two touchdowns and an interception; 24 rushes for 45 yards and a touchdown