Multiple veteran DBs out for USC’s game vs. Charlotte
South Carolina will be without two defensive backs for Saturday’s game against Charlotte.
Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said starting cornerback Darius Rush and fellow DB David Spaulding won’t play against the 49ers.
Rush left the Georgia game on Saturday with a hamstring injury. He had also been shaken up in the Arkansas game. The senior started 12 games last season and had 25 tackles.
While Rush and Spaulding are out, Beamer is optimistic that defensive backs Cam Smith, RJ Roderick and Devonni Reed, receiver Corey Rucker, defensive lineman Alex Huntley and linebacker Stone Blanton could go against Charlotte.
Rucker, a transfer from Arkansas State, has yet to play in a game this season but practiced this week.
“I would say those guys are questionable but we are optimistic,” Beamer said of the rest of the injury list. “Those guys all practiced to a certain degree this week and did something in practice today. We will do a one-hour walk-through (Friday) and then got all day Saturday to see how they look in pregame warmups.”
Mo Kaba and Jordan Strachan are both out for the season.
The Gamecocks are coming off a 48-7 loss to No. 1 Georgia last week and are in the second game of a three-game homestand.
Charlotte picked up its first victory of the season over Georgia State last week as 49ers quarterback Chris Reynolds returned to the lineup. Charlotte has a few S.C. ties on the roster, including former Dutch Fork receiver Elijah Spencer, who leads the team with 16 catches for 319 yards.
This story was originally published September 22, 2022 at 6:17 PM.
