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Ryan Grubb praised Keelon Russell's calm response to coaching and off-schedule ability but identified two poor passing decisions and late reads, timing, footwork and sliding as priorities to reduce unnecessary scrambles and hits.

Alabama's left-guard rotation partly reflected William Sanders battling an oblique issue all week, with Mal Waldrep having taken substantial first-team camp reps; Grubb said Sanders is doing well now and wants greater lineup consistency.

Grubb said Alabama's RPO usage will depend on the opponent and available throws rather than dominate every game plan, with conventional under-center runs and receiver blocking remaining deliberate parts of the offense.

Grubb said Alabama will continue featuring Ryan Coleman-Williams despite his drops, emphasizing that the receiver responded confidently and held onto catches through contact.

Grubb praised Daniel Hill's square-shouldered power and ball security through contact and Trae'shawn Brown's cutting and breakaway speed, while noting that Brown's long run was called back rather than counting as a completed explosive play.