Keelon Russell's Starring A-Day Performance Complicates Alabama QB Battle with Austin Mack

Keelon Russell's starring A-Day performance complicates Alabama QB battle with Austin Mack

Russell -- a redshirt freshman -- threw four touchdowns in Saturday's spring game, while injuries limited Mack

How dd Austin Mack do at 2026 A-Day? Alabama football quarterback stats

Austin Mack is at the center of another Alabama football quarterback battle. In 2025, Mack fought for reps with Ty Simpson and ended up being named as Simpson's backup.

Momentum shift: Russell seizes spotlight in Alabama QB battle

For months, the question of who will be Alabama’s starting quarterback has lingered, with no real answer. On Saturday at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, one quarterback separated himself from the pack.  Alabama’s A-Day scrimmage offered the clearest look yet at the quarterback battle between Keelon Russell and Austin Mack, with Russell’s performance standing out. Russell was the highest-ranked high school recruit in Crimson Tide history bac…

Kalen DeBoer recaps A-Day showing for Austin Mack, Keelon Russell

Alabama’s A-Day scrimmage on Saturday ended with 6 red zone periods. Austin Mack quarterbacked the Tide for the first possession. Rising sophomore Keelon Russell, Mack’s primary competition for the starting job in 2026, handled the last 5 possessions for Alabama. “We just had to limit Austin with some stuff. That was why,” coach Kalen DeBoer told reporters after the scrimmage when asked about the unequal share of reps. “This week was a little bi…