On Monday, Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer gave an update on starting quarterback Keelon Russell dealing with an injury in the LSU game.
Russell was walking gingerly after his ankle was seemingly dinged up early in the second half, and he visited the medical tent during an LSU offensive possession. Alabama had quarterback Austin Mack warming up, but Russell returned to the game with his ankle taped up and proceeded to throw multiple touchdown passes.
“You’re weighting how he feels with what the medical staff says as far as we never want to hurt him,” DeBoer said on Monday. “He’s got to go out there and obviously play at a level that can help us win. We have a lot of confidence if we had to move to Austin [Mack] at some point. He’s day-to-day. He continued and finished out the game, so that’s a good sign right there. He’s had other things that have popped up in game where he’s played through it, and you guys have seen that too when you’re paying close attention. He stays out on the football field and keeps doing his thing. For him to play at the level that he played at, getting dinged up a little bit, was impressive in itself. I’d expect him to do everything he can to get out on the football field.”
Russell threw for three touchdowns and 206 yards in the 31-13 win over LSU.
Alabama will play at Vanderbilt on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CT.
