Availability report: South Carolina at Missouri

The collective eyes of South Carolina fans are on the availability report from the SEC as the status of quarterback LaNorris Sellers is in question. Sellers left the loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday night with an apparent head injury, although fifth-year head coach Shane Beamer did not confirm it was a concussion.

On Wednesday afternoon, there was a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel that Sellers was showing "positive signs" in returning for this weekend's game against Missouri.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

QUESTIONABLE

QB LaNorris Sellers

WR Mazeo Bennett Jr.

DOUBTFUL

TE Michael Smith

DB Judge Collier

MISSOURI

OUT

QB Sam Horn

K Blake Craig

OL Logan Reichert

South Carolina will travel for its first SEC road game of the season and take on Missouri this Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN with Dave Pasch and DustyDvoracek on the call with Taylor McGregor on the sidelines.

The SEC is requiring availability reports this season for the second year in conference history. The availability report mandate only applies to games against conference opponents, so each school will only have to abide by the guidelines for eight of their 12 games in a given regular season.

Schools must release their initial availability report by 8 p.m. on Wednesday of each week and must update it daily with a final report coming 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Player status designations include "available," "probable," "questionable," "doubtful," or "out" before game day; and as "available," "game time decision," or "out" on game day.

There are consequences for non-compliance, which includes both inaccurate and late reporting, with fines to the school ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 for football.

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