Final injury report heading into South Carolina's season opener
- South Carolina enters its opener generally healthy, with tight end Brady Hunt back to full participation and cleared to play after a leg bruise.
- Jayden Sellers and Jayden Gibson remain unavailable among South Carolina's previously announced Week 1 absences.
- Dylan Stewart resumed contact work by striking a sled and is expected to progress to full pads and live practice very soon.
- Offensive lineman Jacarrius Peak practiced in shoulder pads and completed individual cutting, pass-setting and run-blocking work, with live repetitions against defenders as his next step.
- Shane Beamer expects Peak and Stewart to return soon but will require full-pad practice readiness, player confidence and medical clearance before either appears in a game.
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Beamer shares latest injury report on Thursday evening
- EDGE Dylan Stewart and OL Jacarrius Peak continued to progress in rehabilitation, but Shane Beamer called both doubtful for the opener against Kent State while leaving open a return soon afterward.
- TE Brady Hunt sustained a leg bruise in the latest scrimmage and missed the following Tuesday practice, but Beamer expects him to be fully available against Kent State.
- Hunt enters 2026 as an experienced but modestly used receiving option after producing 21 catches for 168 yards last season.
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