South Carolina’s first injury report for the Oklahoma game was released on Wednesday night, ahead of their showdown on Saturday afternoon at 12:45 on SEC Network. Several players who were out last week against Alabama are already listed as out for the upcoming road trip to Norman.

WR Jared Brown – Out
DB Jalewis Solomon – Out
DB Kelvin Hunter – Out
OL Jakai Moore – Out
DL DeAndre Jules – Out
WR Payton Mangrum – Questionable
OL Cason Henry – Probable

Seven Oklahoma players are listed as out: WR Jayden Gibson, WR Jalil Farooq, WR Nic Anderson, WR Andrel Anthony, DB Gentry Williams, DB Kendal Dolby and OL Geirean Hatchett. Three are questionable: WR Deion Burks, TE Kade McIntyre and RB Sam Franklin. DL David Stone is probable.

On Tuesday, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was asked about the status of Moore, who hasn’t played at all this season.

“I would say that is doubtful at this point,” Beamer said, when asked if the veteran offensive lineman could play for the Gamecocks in 2024. “We will see what the future holds. At this point, I would say doubtful,”

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The availability report will be updated on Thursday and Friday at approximately 8 p.m. and there will be one final update before kickoff in Tuscaloosa. Beamer a few days before the Kentucky game that he will be working with head trainer Clint Haggard, to put out an accurate report.

“I would imagine a lot of head coaches aren’t going to mess with it,” Beamer said, “just give it to the trainer, the trainer will say, ‘Does this look good,’ the head coach is going to look at it for five seconds and say, ‘Yeah, it’s fine.’ It’s not a big deal. It is what it is, and I don’t think it’ll be too time consuming from my standpoint.”

The SEC is requiring availability reports this season for the first time in its conference history. The availability report mandate only applies to games against conference opponents, so each school will only have to abide by the guidelines for eight of their 12 games in a given regular season.

Schools must release their initial availability report by 8 p.m. on Wednesday of each week and must update it daily with a final report coming 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Player status designations include “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” or “out” before game day; and as “available,” “game time decision,” or “out” on game day.

There are consequences for non-compliance, which includes both inaccurate and late reporting, with fines to the school ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 for football.

Status definitions

Available: The player is fully available for the game
Probable: Likely to play, barring any setbacks (75% chance to play)
Questionable: Uncertain to play due to injury or condition (50% chance to play)
Doubtful: Unlikely to play due to significant concerns (25% chance to play)
Out: Player will not participate in the upcoming game (0% chance to play)
Game time decision: Final decision will be made closer to the game