Senior nickel back Carlins Platel is unavailable today for South Carolina. It's unclear to the reason why he won't play, I'm working on finding out.
Vershon Lee will be staring left guard, announced there instead of Jaylen Nichols, who is sitting due to an ankle injury.
South Carolina steps outside of the SEC to host the Troy Trojans from the Sun Belt Conference Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
The Gamecocks are 2-0 in nonconference contests through the first month of the 2021 season, beating Eastern Illinois, 46-0, and escaping East Carolina, 20-17, on the road.