South Carolina star quarterback LaNorris Sellers took a big step Thursday toward suiting up for the Gamecocks' game at No. 23 Missouri on Saturday.

Sellers, a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate, was elevated to probable on the Southeastern Conference availability report, an encouraging development for South Carolina. He was listed as questionable on the report Wednesday.

Sellers sustained a head injury late in the second quarter of last Saturday's 31-7 home loss to Vanderbilt. Langston Patterson of the Commodores was called for targeting on the play and ejected.

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer declined to pinpoint Sellers' status on Tuesday, while acknowledging a declaration would have to be made Wednesday.

Beamer also said that players who don't practice on Tuesday and Wednesday won't pl

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