South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers was upgraded to probable on the SEC availability report Thursday, paving the way for him to start in Saturday's game at No. 23 Missouri .

Sellers had been listed as questionable when the initial availability report came out Wednesday.

Sellers left the first half of the Gamecocks' loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday after he was hit in the head by Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson . Patterson was ejected for targeting, and Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said at halftime that Sellers wouldn't return.

Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that Sellers has been in practice, and there was optimism around his availability for Saturday.

Sellers, a redshirt sophomore, is one of the best players in the country and is considered a contender to be the

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