What USC QB LaNorris Sellers is already learning from new OC Kendal Briles
In a way, LaNorris Sellers is the epitome of consistency in college athletics — especially in the transfer portal era.
Need proof? Coming out of South Florence High School, Sellers was ranked as the No. 34 quarterback in the country in the Class of 2023. Of those ranked ahead of Sellers, all but four have since entered the transfer portal, and many are on their third school.
The only four who are still on the school they signed with out of high school are: Arch Manning (No. 1 QB, Texas), Avery Johnson (No. 9, Kansas State), Christopher Vizzina (No. 10, Clemson), Marcel Reed (No. 20, Texas A&M) and Sellers.
Even more: Only Johnson and Sellers are set to be third-year starting quarterbacks in 2026.
Yet, of those five, Sellers is unique. He’s the only one who’s about to learn under his third offensive coordinator in three years (fourth if you count interim Mike Furrey).
Dowell Loggains recruited and signed Sellers out of high school before serving as the Gamecocks’ OC in 2023 (Sellers’ redshirt year) and 2024 (Sellers’ first year as a starter). Mike Shula took over in 2025, but was fired in November and replaced by Furrey — the WRs coach — for USC’s final three games.
And, now, South Carolina’s offense will be led by Kendal Briles, who was hired from TCU in December. All of that means is Sellers will be learning a new system from a new voice — again.
“You’ve just got to take it as it is,” Sellers told The State following an autograph signing at Lucky Strike on Saturday. “Once they get introduced, you’re with them; so you have no choice but to get to know them and build a relationship.”
LaNorris Sellers already learning from Kendal Briles
For the last two months, Sellers said, Briles has been showing him clips and cut-ups of what he ran while at TCU, which has been easy to digest for his quarterback. To Sellers, Briles’ offense is very similar to what the Gamecocks ran under Dowell Loggains, who worked with Briles a few years ago at Arkansas.
“It’s similar, scheme-wise,” Sellers said. “It’s not all brand new (to me).”
The hope is that it allows Sellers to play like he did under Loggains: Fast, free, able to use his speed and athleticism to extend plays.
Last season, as the Gamecocks finished with the SEC’s worst offense under Shula, Sellers seemed almost tentative, as if he was second-guessing everything he did. He missed easy throws. He was late on reads. And, too often, he looked like a quarterback who was thinking, rather than reacting.
Briles advice to Sellers?
“Just play,” Sellers said. “He just wants (us) to be comfortable. He doesn’t want us to be robotic and all that. It’s just like, whatever timing feels right however we feel comfortable, that’s what he wants us to do.”
This story was originally published February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM with the headline "What USC QB LaNorris Sellers is already learning from new OC Kendal Briles."
