Can Sellers show up and steal the spotlight?

18IsTheMan · Tuesday at 11:28 AM

Kamario Taylor is the toast of the college football world at the moment. As with Sellers a couple years ago, some already talking about him as a top QB in the 2028 draft. The NYT ranked him a top 10 QB after 2 starts. Basically, anyone who is involved with college football is on the Kamario Taylor train right now.

This would be a game for Sellers to put his stamp on. A lot of folks are tuning in to see what Taylor can/will do. Not nearly as many folks talking about Sellers in this one. Would love for him to show out and steal the spotlight.

Equally important is whether our D can show up. We have the #1 ranked defense in CFB right now. We'll find out on Saturday if that's purely a product of who we have played.

Sleepyhead · Tuesday at 11:49 AM

Chance to make a statement and turn heads for Sellers and the whole squad. How cool would it be if the defense just shut Taylor down.

PrestonyteParrot · Tuesday at 12:21 PM

LS is certainly capable so let's hope it plays out that way.
If he's thinking NFL, this is a chance to draw some attention by leading the team to victory with the individual stats as a bonus.

sclawman77 · Tuesday at 12:29 PM

Miss State defintely has all the hype going into this game. Hopefully we are fired up and ready. Should be an interesting matchup.

I4CtheFuture · Tuesday at 12:51 PM

IMHO, Sellers has not been the problem thus far.

The problem as I see it is whether or not the WR's and TE's can actually catch a pass. That will be the X factor in the game.

Piscis · Tuesday at 2:45 PM

18IsTheMan said:
Kamario Taylor is the toast of the college football world at the moment. As with Sellers a couple years ago, some already talking about him as a top QB in the 2028 draft. The NYT ranked him a top 10 QB after 2 starts. Basically, anyone who is involved with college football is on the Kamario Taylor train right now.

This would be a game for Sellers to put his stamp on. A lot of folks are tuning in to see what Taylor can/will do. Not nearly as many folks talking about Sellers in this one. Would love for him to show out and steal the spotlight.

Equally important is whether our D can show up. We have the #1 ranked defense in CFB right now. We'll find out on Saturday if that's purely a product of who we have played.

Actually, we are the 8th ranked D in CFB right now. LSU is #1. MSSt has the #2 ranked O in CFB.

Those things said, stats at this point mean pretty much nothing. We have played two high school level teams and MSSt has played one HS team and one mediocre B1G team.

sclawman77 · Tuesday at 2:49 PM

I4CtheFuture said:
IMHO, Sellers has not been the problem thus far.

The problem as I see it is whether or not the WR's and TE's can actually catch a pass. That will be the X factor in the game.

Need Bennett to step up. Tuggle had a bad drop the other night too.

DannyTree1 · Tuesday at 3:06 PM

I hope he's not looking to make a statement- and I don't think he will look at it like that.

I hope he approaches the game in a businessman like way and goes out to play within himself, not make mistakes, and take what the defense gives. Don't need a hero Saturday unless it's late 4th quarter and we need a miracle.

18IsTheMan · Tuesday at 4:01 PM

I4CtheFuture said:
IMHO, Sellers has not been the problem thus far.

The problem as I see it is whether or not the WR's and TE's can actually catch a pass. That will be the X factor in the game.

The passing game wasn't working against Towson, but at least seemed to be 50% receivers. Beamer mostly pinned the dropped Mazeo TD on Sellers, but I saw a breakdown that showed Mazeo appeared to change the route during the play.

Piscis said:
Actually, we are the 8th ranked D in CFB right now. LSU is #1. MSSt has the #2 ranked O in CFB.

Those things said, stats at this point mean pretty much nothing. We have played two high school level teams and MSSt has played one HS team and one mediocre B1G team.

The NCAA has us tied at first for scoring defense.

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Cockofdawn · Tuesday at 5:25 PM

LN has got to look at it with a bit of jealousy, this was him two years ago, he was everyone’s top 5 draft pick.. not sure if draft were held right now, he would even be a first rounder.

adcoop · Tuesday at 5:44 PM

sclawman77 said:
Need Bennett to step up. Tuggle had a bad drop the other night too.

Everybody dropped the ball on Saturday night. Even the coach's son, Furrey, came out there and promptly dropped a pass. As bad a night as I have seen from a set of Carolina receivers in a long time. I went back and watched the game last night and counted 8 drops. .....and that's giving Bennett the benefit of the doubt on that crosser route. Even if you pin that one on Sellers, he should have had a comparable game to the one he had in the opener against Kent passing the ball.

atlanta cock# · Tuesday at 6:56 PM

18IsTheMan said:
Kamario Taylor is the toast of the college football world at the moment. As with Sellers a couple years ago, some already talking about him as a top QB in the 2028 draft. The NYT ranked him a top 10 QB after 2 starts. Basically, anyone who is involved with college football is on the Kamario Taylor train right now.

This would be a game for Sellers to put his stamp on. A lot of folks are tuning in to see what Taylor can/will do. Not nearly as many folks talking about Sellers in this one. Would love for him to show out and steal the spotlight.

Equally important is whether our D can show up. We have the #1 ranked defense in CFB right now. We'll find out on Saturday if that's purely a product of who we have played.

No. Great athlete. Average and inconsistent QB. MSU has chip on its shoulder and a great QB. We have the personality of the head coach. Nice guy. Not a great coach. Easily rattled. Fragile confidence.

This already feels like last year heading into the Vandy game.

18IsTheMan · Tuesday at 8:08 PM

atlanta cock# said:
No. Great athlete. Average and inconsistent QB. MSU has chip on its shoulder and a great QB. We have the personality of the head coach. Nice guy. Not a great coach. Easily rattled. Fragile confidence.

This already feels like last year heading into the Vandy game.

that's a downer

atlanta cock# · Tuesday at 8:36 PM

18IsTheMan said:
that's a downer

Yes it is.

Go Gamecocks · Tuesday at 9:53 PM

atlanta cock# said:
No. Great athlete. Average and inconsistent QB. MSU has chip on its shoulder and a great QB. We have the personality of the head coach. Nice guy. Not a great coach. Easily rattled. Fragile confidence.

This already feels like last year heading into the Vandy game.

Yup....
Against a now 0-3 FCS team:

LaNorris Sellers
C/ATT--- YDS---AVG---TD--- INT---QBR
10/23---- 96---- 4.2---- 0-----1-----28.8

Deathstar · 2026-09-16T07:15:48-0500

Sellers can only throw the ball, if they do not catch it we will lose this game at home. Season mostly over given our remaining schedule.

kidrobinski · 2026-09-16T07:36:35-0500

adcoop said:
Everybody dropped the ball on Saturday night. Even the coach's son, Furrey, came out there and promptly dropped a pass. As bad a night as I have seen from a set of Carolina receivers in a long time. I went back and watched the game last night and counted 8 drops. .....and that's giving Bennett the benefit of the doubt on that crosser route. Even if you pin that one on Sellers, he should have had a comparable game to the one he had in the opener against Kent passing the ball.

Regardless of who was at fault, if there even was one, a good receiver does what is needed to make that catch. You simply cannot give stuff away and expect to be competitive and our receivers do that very thing, whether it’s dropping gimmes, not selling out for a catch, half arseing a block, or just lazily going through the motions (looking at you no. 8). Look back through the years and you’ll see our best results have come when we’ve had tough, aggressive receivers. We don’t have that currently.

adcoop · 2026-09-16T09:52:19-0500

atlanta cock# said:
No. Great athlete. Average and inconsistent QB. MSU has chip on its shoulder and a great QB. We have the personality of the head coach. Nice guy. Not a great coach. Easily rattled. Fragile confidence.

This already feels like last year heading into the Vandy game.

I think you are anointing Taylor a little quickly. Great QB? The guy only has 3 career starts, one against UL Monroe which is one of the worst D1 programs in America. It's like me making a statement about Sellers after the LSU game a couple years. Oh, he has arm talent, he played well against an SEC opponent. He's great. Don't get me wrong. Taylor played well against Minnesota. However, that's only one game against what is usually a middle of the pack B1G program. It makes me want to see more from him instead of looking at him as the next Dak Prescott.

Piscis · 2026-09-16T10:09:56-0500

adcoop said:
I think you are anointing Taylor a little quickly. Great QB? The guy only has 3 career starts, one against UL Monroe which is one of the worst D1 programs in America. It's like me making a statement about Sellers after the LSU game a couple years. Oh, he has arm talent, he played well against an SEC opponent. He's great. Don't get wrong. Taylor played well against Minnesota. However, that's only one game against what is usually a middle of the pack B1G program. It makes me want to see more from him instead of looking at him as the next Dak Prescott.

I'm not sure Taylor is great, but he is MUCH better than anything the D has faced so far, so is Miss. State. They have an actual SEC level O line and SEC caliber RBs and WRs.

18IsTheMan · 2026-09-16T10:10:29-0500

adcoop said:
I think you are anointing Taylor a little quickly. Great QB? The guy only has 3 career starts, one against UL Monroe which is one of the worst D1 programs in America. It's like me making a statement about Sellers after the LSU game a couple years. Oh, he has arm talent, he played well against an SEC opponent. He's great. Don't get wrong. Taylor played well against Minnesota. However, that's only one game against what is usually a middle of the pack B1G program. It makes me want to see more from him instead of looking at him as the next Dak Prescott.

It's reasonable. Maybe he's being hyped too early. We haven't played against an SEC team this year, but neither have they. On the road at that. Our fans definitely need to make it uncomfortable for him/them as they did in the night game against A&M a couple years ago.

Best thing we can do is rattle him early. Beamer is right, though, if we can't get pressure then we're toast in this game.

atlanta cock# · 2026-09-16T10:31:56-0500

adcoop said:
I think you are anointing Taylor a little quickly. Great QB? The guy only has 3 career starts, one against UL Monroe which is one of the worst D1 programs in America. It's like me making a statement about Sellers after the LSU game a couple years. Oh, he has arm talent, he played well against an SEC opponent. He's great. Don't get me wrong. Taylor played well against Minnesota. However, that's only one game against what is usually a middle of the pack B1G program. It makes me want to see more from him instead of looking at him as the next Dak Prescott.

He's pretty damn good.

adcoop · 2026-09-16T10:53:37-0500

atlanta cock# said:
He's pretty damn good.

One game, my man. Sellers was pretty damn good against Missouri two years ago in an actual big game. Look at what you think of him now. Taylor's team lost the only big game he has ever played in, the Egg Bowl last year. I am not saying that the guy can't be great. I am just saying you are making a big rush to judgment. It's still too early in the season to judge anyone. Everyone, including me, wanted to throw dirt on Michigan after their Week 1 debacle against Western Michigan only to see one of the supposed top SEC teams embarrass themselves at the Big House the following week.

18IsTheMan · 2026-09-16T11:22:38-0500

adcoop said:
One game, my man. Sellers was pretty damn good against Missouri two years ago in an actual big game. Look at what you think of him now. Taylor's team lost the only big game he has ever played in, the Egg Bowl last year. I am not saying that the guy can't be great. I am just saying you are making a big rush to judgment. It's still too early in the season to judge anyone. Everyone, including me, wanted to throw dirt on Michigan after their Week 1 debacle against Western Michigan only to see one of the supposed top SEC teams embarrass themselves at the Big House the following week.

Some are projecting performances in this game based on how sellers and Taylor performed against the only common opponent last year, Ole Miss.

adcoop · 2026-09-16T11:59:41-0500

18IsTheMan said:
Some are projecting performances in this game based on how sellers and Taylor performed against the only common opponent last year, Ole Miss.

Their Ole Miss stats seem pretty comparable to me. Taylor was 15 of 31 for 178 yds passing, 0 TDs, 1 Pick in a home game. Sellers was 16 of 30 for 180 yds passing, 1 TD, 2 Picks in a road game. Now, Taylor had a big rushing day against Ole Miss, 172 yds, 2 TDs. However, he was a new QB that Ole Miss hadn't prepared for. We saw Sellers have big rushing days his first year under those same circumstances. I am just interested to see how the matchup shakes out. These guys appear to be similar QBs that are on different trajectories of the hype train right now.

will110 · 2026-09-16T12:43:05-0500

atlanta cock# said:
No. Great athlete. Average and inconsistent QB. MSU has chip on its shoulder and a great QB. We have the personality of the head coach. Nice guy. Not a great coach. Easily rattled. Fragile confidence.

This already feels like last year heading into the Vandy game.

Actually this feels nothing like last year.

Last year Carolina struggled to put away a bad Virginia Tech team and FCS SC State. There were zero struggles against Kent State, and though the passing game was off against Towson, Carolina had the 3rd best rushing attack in program history and blew them out. The game was somewhat close in the first half but never felt in doubt.

We had 253 total yards against SC State and 328 against VT last year, both times getting outgained by the opposition. The offense was really bad and we all knew it.

That is not what's going on this year. We had 645 yards against Kent State and 502 against Towson. The offense has promise and showed it can be good.

We may very well lose to MSU, but I would be shocked if it's because the offense can only score 7 points like it did against Vandy last year.

atlanta cock# · 2026-09-17T00:56:29-0500

will110 said:
Actually this feels nothing like last year.

Last year Carolina struggled to put away a bad Virginia Tech team and FCS SC State. There were zero struggles against Kent State, and though the passing game was off against Towson, Carolina had the 3rd best rushing attack in program history and blew them out. The game was somewhat close in the first half but never felt in doubt.

We had 253 total yards against SC State and 328 against VT last year, both times getting outgained by the opposition. The offense was really bad and we all knew it.

That is not what's going on this year. We had 645 yards against Kent State and 502 against Towson. The offense has promise and showed it can be good.

We may very well lose to MSU, but I would be shocked if it's because the offense can only score 7 points like it did against Vandy last year.

I know the stats. Those 2 games were at home against slightly better than good high school teams. Sellers looks average and unimproved. Harbor looked particularly average or worse against Towson. So far, nobody not named Dylan Stewart, who didn't even play, looks better than last year. Beamer ran a trick play for 2 points against a dramatically out-manned squad, so he hasn't grown up yet. Nothing has changed.

Cockofdawn · 2026-09-17T04:30:29-0500

I have to agree with Will, I think this game is gonna be a classic.

will110 · 2026-09-17T04:43:25-0500

atlanta cock# said:
I know the stats. Those 2 games were at home against slightly better than good high school teams. Sellers looks average and unimproved. Harbor looked particularly average or worse against Towson. So far, nobody not named Dylan Stewart, who didn't even play, looks better than last year. Beamer ran a trick play for 2 points against a dramatically out-manned squad, so he hasn't grown up yet. Nothing has changed.

Why do you bother following the team?

atlanta cock# · 2026-09-17T07:15:54-0500

will110 said:
Why do you bother following the team?

That's a great question. My answer is probably habit and it's my alma mater. But I have zero faith in Beamer; it's discouraging seeing other teams, like Indiana or the one we play this weekend, who hire a new coach and things improve instantly. We're in the sixth year of Beamer, and he's not improving. He's no better than Brad Scott or Sparky Woods.

will110 · 2026-09-17T07:53:19-0500

atlanta cock# said:
That's a great question. My answer is probably habit and it's my alma mater. But I have zero faith in Beamer; it's discouraging seeing other teams, like Indiana or the one we play this weekend, who hire a new coach and things improve instantly. We're in the sixth year of Beamer, and he's not improving. He's no better than Brad Scott or Sparky Woods.

Your example of Mississippi State is really premature. Jeff Lebby is in his 3rd year and went 2-10 and 5-8.

Let's see how this weekend plays out before crowning Jeff Lebby as the next best thing in college football.

atlanta cock# · 2026-09-17T07:55:45-0500

will110 said:
Your example of Mississippi State is really premature. Jeff Lebby is in his 3rd year and went 2-10 and 5-8.

Let's see how this weekend plays out before crowning Jeff Lebby as the next best thing in college football.

Fair point.

Lurker123 · 2026-09-17T08:00:13-0500

will110 said:
Your example of Mississippi State is really premature. Jeff Lebby is in his 3rd year and went 2-10 and 5-8.

Let's see how this weekend plays out before crowning Jeff Lebby as the next best thing in college football.

Did he pronounce him him the next best thing? His quote said that things have improved there "instantly".

The 2-10 to 5-8, supports that. But he has to improve on 5 wins to keep it going.

Legal_fowl · 2026-09-17T08:06:02-0500

18IsTheMan said:
Kamario Taylor is the toast of the college football world at the moment. As with Sellers a couple years ago, some already talking about him as a top QB in the 2028 draft. The NYT ranked him a top 10 QB after 2 starts. Basically, anyone who is involved with college football is on the Kamario Taylor train right now.

This would be a game for Sellers to put his stamp on. A lot of folks are tuning in to see what Taylor can/will do. Not nearly as many folks talking about Sellers in this one. Would love for him to show out and steal the spotlight.

Equally important is whether our D can show up. We have the #1 ranked defense in CFB right now. We'll find out on Saturday if that's purely a product of who we have played.

At this point, Sellers is who is; a physical specimen with loads of talent, a cannon for an arm and rocket legs. However, I am not convinced he has a statement game in him. I hope like hell I am wrong.

KingWard · 2026-09-17T08:16:45-0500

After Sparky Woods and Brad Scott, I never thought that I'd see a home game against Miss. State as being a marquee match-up about which we are more than a little apprehensive.

If they can come in here and beat us, and then go on to have a winning SEC record, then maybe they have the staff we need over here.

will110 · 2026-09-17T08:29:17-0500

Lurker123 said:
Did he pronounce him him the next best thing? His quote said that things have improved there "instantly".

The 2-10 to 5-8, supports that. But he has to improve on 5 wins to keep it going.

Going 2-10 in his first year is hardly instant improvement, especially when State went 5-7 the year prior to his hiring. That would be instant regression.

There is a positive trajectory that perhaps Lebby can improve on, but it's definitely not instant improvement.

Lurker123 · 2026-09-17T11:17:48-0500

will110 said:
Going 2-10 in his first year is hardly instant improvement, especially when State went 5-7 the year prior to his hiring. That would be instant regression.

There is a positive trajectory that perhaps Lebby can improve on, but it's definitely not instant improvement.

Yeah, I just looked at 1st year to second year. You're right about the prior year.

Go Gamecocks · 2026-09-17T14:05:43-0500

atlanta cock# said:
He's no better than Brad Scott or Sparky Woods.

Can Sellers show up and steal the spotlight?

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