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Texas A&M Broadcasters Accuse LaNorris Sellers Of Sabotaging Teammates With Selfish Play To Pad Stats

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South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers runs with the ball

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The South Carolina football team took down SEC rival Texas A&M on Saturday in Columbia, 17-9. A late LaNorris Sellers touchdown run proved to be the difference in the game.

Sellers scored on a 41-yard scamper with under two minutes left in regulation. His decision to score instead of slide gave the Aggies one last chance to tie the game.

The Texas A&M broadcast booth believes that was the wrong call. Announcers accused Sellers of stat padding at the risk of losing the game.

LaNorris Sellers scored on one foot.

The Gamecocks‘ quarterback was hobbled after taking a hit late in the first half. He left the field and did not return before halftime. He would, however, trot back out for the third quarter.

South Carolina trailed for much of the game. Sellers led a 65-yard scoring drive midway through the fourth quarter to give his team a lead at 10-9. A few minutes later, he put the Gamecocks up by eight.

Sellers’ ankle was still bothering him on a 41-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left to play. He was unable to put weight on his foot as he crossed the goal line. It was an incredible moment.

Texas A&M broadcasters believed Sellers was seeking out the spotlight. They say he should’ve gone down before reaching the goal line. Instead, he was selfish.

Was it the right call?

The Aggies’ booth said LaNorris Sellers was looking for his “Willis Reid moment,” limping into the endzone “as if he wanted the applause.”

Announcers implied that he prioritized stats and attention over the good of the team. His decision to score could’ve sabotaged the team.

Sellers crossed the goal line with 1:19 remaining. Texas A&M had all three timeouts. Had the quarterback slid just before the goal line, the Gamecocks could’ve killed some clock and at least the very least kicked a field goal to go up 13-9.

The Aggies still would’ve been forced to score a touchdown, but with no timeouts and less than 30 seconds on the clock as opposed to three timeouts and 1:19.

That scenario also gives Texas A&M a chance to win, though. Sellers’ touchdown put South Carolina up by eight. The worst possible outcome on the final drive is overtime. Shane Beamer was willing to take that risk.

The decision ultimately worked out. South Carolina’s defense held in the redzone on Texas A&M’s final possession. The Gamecocks escaped with a win, and Sellers got to add a touchdown to the stat sheet.