COLUMBIA -- South Carolina safety Chris Culliver has fallen into a gray area between injury and suspension. Either way, he's not going to play Saturday at Arkansas. He's not even making the trip. "Hopefully, he'll come back next week and his shoulder will be fine and he can play like he played earlier in the year," coach Steve Spurrier said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. "That's what we're hoping will happen." Culliver, a junior, joins a mounting list of sidelined defensive starters. That's four, if you go back to the opener at North Carolina State. Middle linebacker Rodney Paulk and defensive tackle Travian Robertson are both out for the year because of knee injuries. Cliff Matthews could miss the rest of the regular season after dislocating his left shoulder this past week. His status will be evaluated next week. He was wearing a sling at practice Monday night. And then there's Culliver, who injured himself during pregame warmups at Tennessee.