LaNorris Sellers, Nyck Harbor questionable vs. Arkansas

This was the first availability report of the week, and the Gamecocks did not hide their quarterback's name on it.

Pete Thamel

@PeteThamel

LaNorris Sellers is officially questionable for South Carolina.

Sellers hurt his left ankle in the second quarter of last week's 17-9 win over Texas A&M. He was limping badly and needed teammates to help him get to the sideline. Then he came back and played the second half anyway, which tells you how much he wants to play Saturday. Questionable doesn't mean out. It means South Carolina still doesn't know, or doesn't want Arkansas to know.

Shane Beamer has been upbeat about it. On Sunday he said he felt good about Sellers being available. By Tuesday he wasn't saying anything new: "Nothing has changed since Sunday night. We've got an injury report that comes out tomorrow night." So the report was the next update, and it landed on questionable, which settles nothing.

Pete Nakos

@PeteNakos

South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers is questionable for this week against Arkansas. t.co/XihLSaRTi3

Sellers isn't the only problem. 3 more names were listed as questionable, and 2 of them are pass catchers.

Wes Mitchell

@WesMitchellGC

Additionally, wide receiver Nyck Harbor, defensive back J'Zavien Currence, and wide receiver Nitro Tuggle are listed as questionable.

Wes Mitchell

@WesMitchellGC

South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers is listed as questionable on Wednesday's SEC availability report for the Arkansas game. Read: t.co/Nt53Y5555A t.co/0JxCAM1mo2

Harbor is the big one. The 6-foot-5 receiver is the most dangerous player Sellers throws to, so you could get Sellers back without his best target, or the reverse. In all, 10 South Carolina players are on the report, and 6 are already ruled out, including receiver Jaylen Sellers, running back Matt Fuller and 3 offensive linemen. If your QB is on 1 ankle, losing that many linemen matters a lot.

There's real stuff on the line. South Carolina is 6-3 (4-3 SEC) and heads to Fayetteville to play an Arkansas team that's 3-6 (1-5 SEC). The Gamecocks should win that game. Whether they can win it without Sellers is the question the betting line can't answer until his status is clear.

What to watch: reports come out every day until game day, and the final one drops 90 minutes before the 6:45 p.m. kickoff Saturday. If Sellers is still questionable on Friday, expect this to go down to warmups. If he's out there throwing without a limp, the line is going to move.