South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp phoned in to his SEC coaches teleconference on Wednesday afternoon and said Gamecocks junior BUCK D.J. Wonnum practiced for the first time this week as he is dealing with an ankle sprain.

The returning team captain suffered the injury in the second half of the win over Coastal Carolina. He was placed in a boot by head medical trainer Clint Haggard to reduce swelling and was held out of Sunday and Tuesday practices on purpose.

On Tuesday Muschamp said he expected Wonnum to practice on Wednesday morning. While Wonnum was able to take the field with his teammates, there is still some concern about Wonnum’s ankle in terms of swelling

“Yeah he looked good. My biggest concern moving forward is his swelling,” Muschamp said. “He has some swelling on the ankle, but looked good.”

When asked a follow up question on if he still felt good about one of his best defensive players being able to go on Saturday, he replied, “Sure.”

The Gamecocks will practice again on Thursday morning and Muschamp will likely be asked about Wonnum's swelling on Thursday evening when he sits down for his weekly call-in show with Todd Ellis at 7 p.m.

As for other injured Gamecocks, junior wide receiver Chavis Dawkins is listed as doubtful with a high ankle sprain. He suffered the injury in preseason camp and was held out against the Chanticleers in week one. Junior running back Mon Denson will play as he returns from a minor hamstring injury and senior tight end K.C. Crosby will play as he returns from an undisclosed injury sustained in last week’s game. He could have returned to action, but Muschamp held him out.

The No. 24 ranked Gamecocks will start their SEC season as they host No. 3 Georgia for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS.