Analyst says this SEC QB had 'flashes of Cam Newton' in Week 1 win

The No. 10 South Carolina Gamecocks kicked off the 2025 season with a 24-11 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday.

A lot of that had to do with quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who is back under center after a sensational 2024 season, his first as a full-time starter with the program.

He continued to show signs of his potential at the next level in that win, notably with a game-sealing 64-yard TD bomb to wide receiver Nyck Harbor in the fourth quarter. 

Those types of plays led ESPN personality and former player Jordan Rodgers to make a strong comparison in his recent analysis of the dual-threat signal-caller.

Jordan Rodgers compares LaNorris Sellers to former Heisman Trophy winner

"Man I saw flashes of Cam Newton ... The big, physical, strong runner that can run through you and run by you," Rodgers said during a Wednesday appearance on ESPN's "Get Up." "He can change a game with his feet. Now, I'll say, he needs some help around him. Only six receptions by wide receivers in that game, only 12 completions. 

"Nyck Harbor had a couple big drops, one early on a drive route that could've been a big catch-and-run and a touchdown where he's got two hands on it. You gotta bring that down. The one pass attempt that went further than 15 yards down field, that bomb to Nyck Harbor that changed the game, that's the flashes of brilliance we see from LaNorris Sellers and that's why I think he's put himself in the conversation of being a top-10 pick next year."