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Keelon Russell completed 23 of 30 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns in Alabama's 50-36 win over Florida State, adding a 57-yard rushing touchdown. The writer says he settled after another slow start, especially following the second lightning delay, with late first-half throws to Lotzeir Brooks and Kaleb Edwards standing out.

Alabama allowed Florida State to convert nine of 15 third downs, including Ashton Daniels' 65-yard run on third-and-14. That contrasted with one conversion allowed in 23 attempts across Alabama's first two games of 2026; the writer flags third-down and explosive-play defense as current concerns.

Alabama rushed 36 times for 247 yards and three touchdowns against Florida State. The writer identifies a clear starting OL group of Jackson Lloyd at LT, William Sanders at LG, Racin Delgatty at center, Michael Carroll at RG and Jayvin James at RT. That continuity matches the staff's stated aim of avoiding last season's heavy in-game rotation.

The article identifies Mal Waldrep Jr. as Alabama's first OL option off the bench. It cites his left-guard work against Kentucky while Carroll was out with a concussion as prior-game evidence of that depth, not a report that Carroll remained unavailable against Florida State or a new medical update.