Brother ball
Big and little brother played with each other in 2022 at South Florence, and Jayden is ready to join the fold, taking his talents to the collegiate level. But if LaNorris’ play has shown anything, this shouldn’t be a problem, and the people that have watched Puppy perform know that, too.
“(USC’s) getting an explosive athlete, a guy who can really accelerate quickly, has great hands, can catch the ball in traffic,” South Florence coach Drew Marlowe said. “He’s not afraid of anything.”
Jayden is a three-star recruit, a low rating considering how he has performed on the field. LaNorris was also a three-star when he flipped from Syracuse to South Carolina, so it must run in the family. Maybe subverting expectations is a Sellers tradition.
“He’s a hard worker, and he’s definitely true to his craft,” Norris Sellers, the father of both, said. “The biggest adjustment would be him being away from home. But for him to step up and be an important part of the team, I don’t think that’s hard for him.”
When Jayden joins the roster, he will be the third set of brothers that Beamer has. The others are Ronnie and Rondarius Porter, and Jalon and Gerald Kilgore.
“I love this aspect of it, that’s three sets of brothers we now have on our team. That makes a huge statement of what this program is about,” Beamer said at his signing day conference. “You have three brothers that their families felt good enough about the experience that their older son was having that wanted their younger son to be a part of this program.
“Even if mom and dad felt that way and it wasn’t real, the older brother could have been like, ‘This isn’t the place for you,’ but they all said, ‘No, come on down,’ and that’s what I am really proud of. So, I’m excited about Jayden coming to be a part of our program along with LaNorris.”
LaNorris Sellers darted, cut, raced and out-paced Clemson defenders to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown, firmly planting himself into rivalry lore.
Following suit
Dad had more questions about USC regarding LaNorris than he did with Jayden. He then saw what the Gamecocks were becoming, which confirmed his confidence in his other son playing a part.
