Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer Faces Tough Decision: Who Will Win the Keelon Russell vs. Austin Mack Showdown?
While it’s been a disappointing start for the Alabama football team under head coach Kalen DeBoer, he’s looking at the 2026 season to be the year he impresses with the program. As the Alabama football program has been getting commitments from quarterbacks that could be the future of the team, looking short-term to this season, the battle is between Keelon Russell and Austin Mack.
According to Bruce Feldman and Ralph D. Russo of The Athletic, DeBoer is expecting to name a starter for the Crimson Tide about two weeks before the regular season opener against East Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 5. This gives both Russell and Mack roughly over three months to prove to DeBoer they are the week one starter, though it’s not a clear-cut favorite as the head coach said both are having ‘really good springs.’


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