LaNorris Sellers threw for 307 yards with three touchdowns and just four incompletions to lead No. 19 South Carolina to a 56-12 win over Wofford on Saturday night.
It wasn’t the cleanest game for the Gamecocks (8-3, 5-3 SEC, No. 18 CFP) with two turnovers, foolish penalties and missed assignments, but they finished the game without any major injuries and let their starters take off most of the fourth quarter.
The redshirt freshman Sellers keeps growing into one of the league’s best quarterbacks. He completed 23 of his 27 passes to nine different receivers. And when something wasn’t there, Sellers tucked the ball away and ran, averaging better than 4 yards on his 13 carries.
Raheim Sanders ran for 72 yards, while Dalevon Campbell caught five passes for 120 yards for the Gamecocks.
Wofford (5-7) took a 3-0 lead and picked off Sellers on his first possession, but success was only fleeting. The Terriers have lost 18 straight to South Carolina, with their last win coming in 1917.
Even his teammates have noticed Sellers’ demeanor, his quiet confidence as he goes about his business at the Gamecocks’ football facility.
“There’s this confidence about him,” said defensive lineman Tonka Hemingway. “Each week he’s getting better and better, so that confidence is only building.”
One reason for Sellers’ stoic approach to this week might be because he’s already played on some of the biggest stages in college football and in some hostile environments.
