After Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos decided to trash talk Alabama football earlier this week, one of the Crimson Tide’s other opponents is taking the opposite tact.

During an appearance on the Zach Gelb Show, South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers made it clear that he still respects the Tide.

“Shoot, Alabama’s still Alabama to me,” Sellers said. “They were good last year. They’re a good team. They’re big, strong and fast. That’s how I remember watching them growing up, and I don’t really think they’ve changed that much. Obviously they’ve got a new coaching staff and all that, but that’s still SEC ball, that’s still Alabama.”

Sellers got to see Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama up close last season. The Gamecocks lost a nailbiter in Bryant-Denny Stadium, and almost certainly would have made the College Football Playoff if they had beaten the Crimson Tide.

The QB threw for 238 yards, two touchdowns and a costly interception last year in Tuscaloosa. He and South Carolina will see the Tide in Columbia this season.

Sellers comments come after Castellanos, who joined Florida State as a transfer from Boston College this offseason, disparaged Alabama in an interview with On3.

“I’m excited, man,” Castellanos told On3. “People, I don’t know if they know, but you go back and watch every first game that I played in, we always start fast. I dreamed of moments like this. I dreamed of playing against Alabama. They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me.”

The Crimson Tide will likely be favored against the Seminoles to open the season. FSU struggled last year, finishing 2-10, with just one win over an FBS opponent, a one-score victory over Cal.

Alabama will begin preseason camp in early August. The Crimson Tide will make the trip to Tallahassee to face Florida State on Aug. 30.