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Alabama's game against Eastern Illinois was not a good measure of the team's readiness for tougher opponents.

Freshman quarterback Keelon Russell possesses phenomenal physical tools, including a quick release and impressive athleticism.

Russell's future success will depend on his performance under pressure, not just his raw talent.

A potential quarterback competition between Russell and Austin Mack could occur next spring.

The competition Alabama football faced in Eastern Illinois , an FCS program that's won only three games, was such that the Crimson Tide's readiness to face archrival Auburn next week can't be judged from it.

Line play can't be judged from it.

Statistics can't be judged from it either, so the topic of this dispatch − Crimson Tide quarterba

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