Alabama expected to sit injured QB Keelon Russell against Vanderbilt, per report

Alabama will choose caution at quarterback on Saturday afternoon at Vanderbilt, according to a report on Friday afternoon by ESPN insider Pete Thamel. Thamel reported that with regular starter Keelon Russell nursing an ankle injury, the Crimson Tide are “expected to start Austin Mack at quarterback against Vanderbilt on Saturday.” This doesn’t mean that Russell is seriously hurt, Thamel cautioned. He reported that Russell is expected to be available against the Commodores in the 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) kickoff from Nashville. “But the expectation is the Tide staff holds (Russell) out and lets his ankle heal,” Thamel wrote on...