South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers left Saturday's game against Texas A&M with an ankle injury but returned to start the third quarter, showing no ill effects.
The sellout crowd at Williams-Brice Stadium held its breath in the second quarter after Sellers was sandwiched between defenders on a sack, lost a fumble at the Aggies' 18-yard line, grabbed his left ankle and hobbled off with the help of team trainers.
Sellers re-entered the contest to open the third quarter during South Carolina's first possession. He had exited the injury tent on his own power, slowly walking toward the locker room with just over four minutes left before halftime. "We're concerned," South Carolina coach Shane Beamer told the ESPN broadcast at halftime. "He's got an ankle, and he's getting an X-ray on it. I don't have anything else."
The Gamecocks (5-3), ranked No. 21 in the first College Football Playoff rankings after three straight wins, need their best player available to remain in the postseason conversation. Sellers was 10-of-15 for 151 yards and a touchdown before leaving. He has accounted for 13 touchdowns during the current win streak and was named the AP's National Player of the Week after registering 397 yards of total offense and five touchdowns at Oklahoma.
Highlights of Sellers' recent play include an 84-yard touchdown pass to DJ Black and a 79-yard toss to Mazeo Bennett, both made off schedule with Sellers outside the pocket. Beamer praised the execution of scramble drills that created those opportunities.
