South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers has no interest in poking the bear ahead of the Gamecocks’ 2025 season. Choosing to go a different route this week compared to Florida State’s Thomas Castellanos, the rising junior refused to give Alabama bulletin board material.
“Shoot, Alabama’s still Alabama to me,” Sellers said on “The Zach Gelb Show” Tuesday. “They were good last year. They’re a good team. They’re big, strong and fast. That’s how I remember watching them growing up. And I don’t really think they’ve changed that much. Obviously, they have a new coaching staff and all that. But that’s still SEC ball. They’re still Alabama.”
Castellanos, who transferred from Boston College to the Seminoles this offseason, told On3 Alabama doesn’t “have Nick Saban to save them” this season ahead of Florida State’s opener against the Crimson Tide.
Florida State is a 12.5-point underdog (and +390 moneyline) against Alabama, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. South Carolina hosts the Crimson Tide on Oct. 25 and is searching for its first win over Alabama since upsetting Nick Saban’s top-ranked team coming off a national title in 2010.
Sellers is the key cog in South Carolina’s national rise under Shane Beamer after a season to remember as a redshirt freshman last fall. Prior to the Gamecocks’ bowl loss to Illinois, Sellers led his team on a six-game winning streak during the second half of the slate, which included four wins over nationally ranked competition and put South Carolina in the College Football Playoff conversation for the first time in program history.
Sellers has been slotted as a projected top-10 pick in several recent mocks for the 2026 NFL Draft and has impressed scouts with his raw ability since bursting onto the scene during the…
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-06-25 16:16:00
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