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- Alabama Crimson Tide named sophomore Keelon Russell the starting quarterback for the Week 1 opener against East Carolina.
- Coach Kalen DeBoer said Russell earned the job by taking care of the football and showing explosiveness.
- Russell won the offseason quarterback battle, defeating veteran backup Austin Mack.
- In the spring game, Russell completed 21 of 33 passes for 240 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
