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Keelon Russell Continues Rapid Rise as Alabama’s Starting Quarterback

Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell is demonstrating significant progress during the opening month of the 2026 season, highlighted by a stellar outing against South Carolina. After previous weeks featured sluggish starts against Kentucky and Florida State, Russell spearheaded an offensive surge that resulted in a dominant forty-nine to eighteen victory.

He connected on twenty-one out of twenty-seven passing attempts for a career-high three hundred sixty-five yards and four touchdowns, while adding thirty-five yards and another score on the ground. His notable contributions included a seventy-five-yard scoring strike to Lotzeir Brooks, helping the Crimson Tide build a massive thirty-five-point advantage by halftime.

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