Robby Ashford has appeared in two games so far this season serving primarily as the backup to LaNorris Sellers. Now with Sellers going down to injury, Ashford will be asked to step up against Akron.

Beamer said Thursday on his weekly radio call-in show that coaches still aren’t certain if Sellers will start the game or play against the Zips (7:30 p.m., ESPNU). Sellers injured his ankle in the first half of last week’s game against LSU. He came back in for one series in the second half, but he was limited and didn’t play the rest of the game.

Seven days after South Carolina lost a heartbreaker to LSU, the Gamecocks will be back at Williams-Brice Stadium for a non-conference game heading into the bye week. Coming to Columbia on Saturday are the Akron Zips,

In the SEC game of the week, the South Carolina Gamecocks welcomed the 16th ranked LSU Tigers inside Williams-Brice Stadium in front of a raucous crowd. The Gam

After dropping a heartbreaker against LSU last weekend, South Carolina has a chance to look right and carry some confidence into the end-of-September bye week with a win over Akron on Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know about the Gamecocks versus the Zips,