Starter LaNorris Sellers went down with an apparent ankle injury late in the second quarter. Backup Robby Ashford steps in to lead the Gamecocks offense in the second half.

The SEC has a new policy enforcing mandatory “availability reports” before every conference game. But because South Carolina is playing a non-conference foe, it did not need to disclosure any injury information and, thus, does not have to divulge Sellers’ true status.

Here's what South Carolina football's Robby Ashford, an Auburn transfer, said about the quarterback battle with LaNorris Sellers.