Shane Beamer updates South Carolina injuries before Tennessee
South Carolina seems to be getting one of their key playmakers back for a trip up to Tennessee while one of their key pieces still out.
Shane Beamer, speaking on his weekly Carolina Calls show with Todd Ellis, said Ahmarean Brown should be available this week. Brown’s missed the bulk of the last three games dealing with a hamstring injury.
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He also reaffirmed Juice Wells will be out this week with that foot injury and that a few guys who are banged up should be available like David Spaulding and OD Fortune. The only real question mark right now is offensive guard Jakai Moore.
“They’re doing OK. AB practiced every day this week. He’ll be available on Saturday night. O’Donnell practiced every day, Spaulding practiced every day. All three of those guys will be available. Are they 100 percent? No. But they’re fine in order to play Saturday,” Beamer said.
“I would say Jakai is questionable right now. But if he’s not able to go that means Trovon Baugh will be there at right guard…Tro played most of the game against Mississippi State after Jakai got banged up and has done a great job. He’ll do a great job Saturday if he’s in there.”
Brown has nine receptions for 86 yards so far this season in about 1.5 games. He leads the team with 11 missed tackles forced.
Wells has only played about 50 snaps this season dealing with a nagging injury from the preseason. In three games, Wells has three catches for 37 yards and a touchdown.
“Juice will be out this week. We’ll sit down during the off week and see where we are and re-evaluate things and figure out what the plan is going forward for him. He’s a competitor,” Beamer said. “He wants to be out there. It’s hard for him to not be out there right now. But we have a young man, last name Legette, playing really well right now.”
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Beamer already announced earlier in the week that offensive linemen Markee Anderson, Ni Mansell and Ryan Brubaker will miss the season with injuries. Jaylen Nichols and Cason Henry are out for a while still dealing with knee injuries of their own.
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South Carolina is off to a 2-2 start with wins over Furman and Mississippi State. The losses are to North Carolina and Georgia. The Vols are 3-1 and have lost their lone SEC game, a 29-16 loss at Florida. The wins have come over Virginia, Austin Peay and UTSA.
Last year’s 63-38 win over the Vols last season was the catalyst for the Gamecocks’ 8-4 regular season last year and the coming out party for Spencer Rattler.
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That win snapped a three-game losing streak for South Carolina in the series. It’s the latest in what’s been a back-and-forth series the last 20 years.
These two teams have split the last 18 matchups evenly with the Gamecocks picking up nine wins–three of those in Knoxville.
Over the last 18 games, South Carolina’s scored 478 points (26.6 per game) while the Vols have 476 (26.4 per game). Of those 18 games, 11 have been decided by one score.
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Over the course of the entire series history, South Carolina is 11-28-2 and 3-18-0 in Knoxville.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. Tom Hart, Jordan Rogers and Cole Cubelic are on the call.
