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LaNorris Sellers returning to South Carolina for 2026
LaNorris Sellers secured a new NIL and revenue-sharing contract to return as South Carolina's QB, expected to enhance offensive performance under new coordinator Kendal Briles.
- On Monday, South Carolina starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers announced via social video he will return for the 2026 season, ending transfer speculation with footage of Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina.
- Negotiations produced a new deal reported by CBS Sports that far exceeds Sellers' $1.7 million 2025 contract, after positive talks with South Carolina offensive coordinator hire Kendal Briles.
- Sellers, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound quarterback, was sacked 42 times as a sophomore and finished 13th among SEC starters in QBR .
- Sellers' decision immediately reshapes the transfer market, resetting quarterback targets like Florida's D.J. Lagway and Nebraska's Dylan Raiola ahead of the transfer portal opening next month.
- The Briles-Sellers pairing positions South Carolina to press offensively for the first time since Spurrier, while Matrix Analytical projects strong 2026 improvement and Shane Beamer said, `This job is not for on-the-job training.
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Sellers set to 'run it back' with 2026 Gamecocks
South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers will stay with the Gamecocks for the 2026 season, the quarterback announced Monday in a video message posted on social media in which he said "I believe in the staff" and "I believe in this locker room."
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