One of college football's preseason playoff contenders , South Carolina faces a season-defining game Saturday night at Missouri following a 24-point loss to Vanderbilt made worse by an injury to quarterback LaNorris Sellers . The media's preseason first-team All-SEC selection, Sellers left the game late in the second quarter with a head injury and did not return as the Gamecocks offense sputtered without him.

Previously ranked No. 11, South Carolina dropped out of the latest AP poll with the loss and is a 12.5-point underdog -- according to FanDuel Sportsbook -- at Missouri with Sellers' status unknown. During Sunday's teleconference, Beamer said he was optimistic Sellers would be available to play, but did not "get into specific injuries" when asked if his quarterback

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