South Carolina football news: LaNorris Sellers talks gutting out win over Texas A&M with ankle injury

LaNorris Sellers left South Carolina football fans cringing before halftime against Texas A&M. Yet broke off a 41-yard touchdown on a bad ankle. Sellers gutting it out inspired the crucial 17-9 victory to officially become bowl eligible.

Injury and all, Sellers has officially lifted the Gamecocks back into the postseason picture.

“My ankle just bothered me pretty much. It got better as the game went on. But then the last one, I couldn’t stop and it started hurting. So that’s bad on me. But we found a way to finish,” Sellers said postgame to ESPN.

Even his head coach Shane Beamer was overcome with emotions in seeing his own QB battle through the ailment.

“I had flashbacks of the LSU game two years ago. It was the same spot where he got hurt. But the grit that he showed, I told the team at halftime that we’re gritty as hell. We’re physically and mentally tough. It was a gritty win,” Beamer said afterward.

Postgame with Shane Beamer & LaNorris Sellers after a gritty win over Texas A&M! 4-straight dubs for the Gamecocks!

Sellers gutted this thing out tonight. pic.twitter.com/culTUyz0FJ

— Stormy (Buonantony) Normandt (@StormBuonantony) November 8, 2026

South Carolina managed to sneak inside the College Football Playoff ranking on Tuesday even with three losses. Oregon and Florida were the other three-loss teams that made it into that top 25 list.

Now the Gamecocks likely will move up in the CFP poll. The race to the SEC title game is becoming tighter with South Carolina still not mathematically out of it. Plus Kentucky’s lopsided loss to Tennessee has sent the picture into a new tailspin.

Sellers ended the evening with 251 passing yards, one touchdown and 34 rushing yards with the 41-yard score there.