South Carolina releases first SEC injury report ahead of Vanderbilt game
The SEC’s first official, league-mandated injury report of the season has been released, and South Carolina has some notable names on the list.
Cornerback Judge Collier and tight end Brady Hunt are both listed as doubtful. Meanwhile, defensive backs Vicari Swain, Brandon Cisse, and Jaquel Holman are marked as probable.
The Gamecocks entered last weekend’s win over South Carolina State already missing key contributors in Collier, Jalon Kilgore, and JT Geer, and the list of concerns only grew during the game. Swain, Cisse, Hunt, Holman, and Josiah Thompson all left the contest with injuries and did not return.
Fortunately for South Carolina, Kilgore, Geer, and Thompson are not listed on this week’s availability report—indicating that they are expected to suit up against Vanderbilt.
Head coach Shane Beamer shared Sunday that his primary concern was with Hunt, who left the game early.
“Feel pretty optimistic on everyone as we sit here today in regards to being able to play Saturday night against Vanderbilt,” Beamer said. “Brady Hunt is the only one that we’re doing some testing on today, and still getting some of the results back from that, so keeping our fingers crossed and prayers for him that we get a good report here this afternoon. But everybody else is trending to being able to play this weekend.”
Collier, who managed just nine snaps against Virginia Tech before suffering his injury, was later seen on crutches with his knee in a cast. Geer, a senior EDGE rusher who recorded a sack against the Hokies, left that game in the second half with an apparent shoulder issue.
Because this is an SEC matchup, both South Carolina and Vanderbilt will continue releasing injury and availability updates throughout the week. The Gamecocks’ next reports will be published Thursday evening around 8 p.m., followed by another Friday and a final report 90 minutes before kickoff. Beamer also typically shares additional insight during his Thursday night call-in show.
This season marks the second year of the SEC’s new injury-reporting system, which covers football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. Teams must file reports three days before football games, with daily updates until a final report shortly before kickoff. Basketball and baseball require filings the night before games, with a follow-up on game day.
According to the SEC, late or inaccurate submissions can result in fines ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 in football and $15,000 to $25,000 in basketball and baseball.
Under the system, players are designated as available, probable, doubtful, or questionable before game day, while on game day itself they are listed as available, game-time decision, or out. The format is modeled after the NFL’s injury reporting rules.
Both South Carolina and Vanderbilt are off to 2-0 starts. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium, with the game airing on SEC Network.
