Russell, who has an ankle injury and appeared on the SEC availability report this week, is set to start for Alabama, with Austin Mack as the backup.
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Russell, who has an ankle injury and appeared on the SEC availability report this week, is set to start for Alabama, with Austin Mack as the backup.
Keelon Russell's ankle injury from the LSU game made his status for the Vanderbilt game uncertain, but he played anyway, throwing three touchdowns. Talk about a dramatic last-second decision. The Crimson Tide trusted an injured quarterback to beat Vandy more than a healthy Austin Mack.
Austin Mack was in line to start if Russell was unable to go on Saturday. Despite an injury, Alabama QB Keelon Russell will start once against against Vanderbilt with Austin Mack as the backup.
AL.com Sports reported the story as "How Keelon Russell battled through injury to face Vanderbilt after all."
5 sources have covered this story, including AL.com Sports, Newsweek, FanSided and Yahoo Sports and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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How Keelon Russell battled through injury to face Vanderbilt after all
Alabama QB Keelon Russell’s Injury Takes Late Turn Before Vanderbilt Game
Alabama made a statement by starting injured Keelon Russell over Austin Mack against Vanderbilt
Alabama's Keelon Russell starts against Vanderbilt despite doubtful status due to ankle injury
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Left 0Center 5Right 0No left or right outlets yet.
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- FirstOn3Nov 14, 12:43 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +13mYahoo SportsNov 14, 12:56 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +1h 40mFanSidedNov 14, 2:23 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +2h 27mNewsweekNov 14, 3:10 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +5h 15mAL.com SportsNov 14, 5:58 PM ET · United StatesCenter
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 5 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
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