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- Alabama's Week 1 depth chart lists Keelon Russell ahead of Austin Mack and Jett Thomalla at quarterback for the East Carolina opener. - Alabama listed Daniel Hill, Trae'shawn Brown, Kevin Riley, and EJ Crowell with OR designations at running back, signaling an unsettled or committee backfield entering Week 1. - Alabama's offensive line depth chart includes Jackson Lloyd at left tackle, Racin Delgatty at center, Jayvin James at right tackle, and OR battles at left guard. - Alabama's defensive front includes OR designations at Bandit and defensive tackle, while Luke Metz is listed at Mike and Caleb Woodson at Stinger. - Alabama's specialist chart keeps competition open at kicker and multiple return spots, including Lorcan Quinn or Conor Talty at PK/KO.

- Devan Thompkins is listed at both Bandit and defensive tackle, with Alabama planning to slide him inside on passing downs while using Desmond Umeozulu on the edge. - Oregon transfer Terrance Green opens as the first nose tackle ahead of London Simmons and Isaia Faga, while Kedrick Bingley-Jones starts at defensive tackle in a heavily rotated front whose top three listed linemen are transfers. - Freshman Xavier Griffin is already in the two-deep behind Stinger Caleb Woodson, while Luke Metz leads an inexperienced Mike linebacker group and Cayden Jones was omitted from the depth chart. - Carmelo O'Neal is listed as Dijon Lee's primary backup at boundary corner, while injured Jorden Edmonds is expected eventually to rejoin the rotation. - Ivan Taylor is listed third at strong safety but is expected to be the first safety off the bench, and injured freshman Jireh Edwards is reportedly on track to return sooner than initially expected.

- Noah Rogers, AK Dear, Jeremiah Beaman, Jorden Edmonds and Jireh Edwards were not projected to play against East Carolina, while running back EJ Crowell remained uncertain. - Keelon Russell and Austin Mack project as Alabama's top two quarterbacks, with Daniel Hill and Kevin Riley leading the available running-back rotation. - Alabama's projected offensive line is Jackson Lloyd, William Sanders, Racin Delgatty, Michael Carroll and Jayvin James from left tackle to right tackle. - Devan Thompkins projects to start at bandit end, Yhonzae Pierre at wolf linebacker, and Kedrick Bingley-Jones and Terrance Green at the two defensive-tackle spots. - Alabama's projected secondary starts Zabien Brown and Dijon Lee at corner, Red Morgan at husky, and Bray Hubbard and Keon Sabb at safety.

- Arkansas football (0-0, 0-0 SEC) opens the season with the North Alabama Lions (1-0, 0-0 UAC) coming to Fayetteville on Saturday. - Kickoff is set for 3:15 p.m. (CDT), and SEC Network will have television coverage of the game. - The Razorbacks enter their first year under Ryan Silverfield and his new coaching staff, with the offense being led by Tim Cramsey, who was offensive coordinator under Silverfield at Memphis...

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- OL/LB: Alabama football has almost cemented its starting five on the offensive line.

- Coaching: Kalen DeBoer said Alex Asparuhov will be Alabama's punter

- Safeties Bray Hubbard and Keon Sabb and cornerback Zabien Brown were among Alabama's defensive backs receiving 2026 preseason award recognition. - Wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams received 2026 preseason award recognition entering Alabama's opener against East Carolina. - Sophomore guard Michael Carroll received 2026 preseason award recognition entering the season. - Outside linebacker Yhonzae Pierre received preseason recognition, while Caleb Woodson appeared on the Butkus Award watch list. - Kicker Lorcan Quinn appeared on the Groza Award watch list entering the 2026 season.

- Alabama's 2026 roster ranks No. 3 in the 247Sports Team Talent Composite, and Greg McElroy sees the talent as more evenly distributed across the roster than in 2025, supporting a steadier week-to-week floor. - Quarterback remains the highest-leverage variable in Kalen DeBoer's offense. McElroy framed Keelon Russell as the high-ceiling option and Austin Mack as the lower-variance option; the article notes the interview preceded Russell being named the starter. - McElroy views Alabama's schedule as more manageable than those of several SEC contenders, but flags the road trips to Kentucky and Mississippi State as meaningful upset-risk spots rather than automatic wins. - He cautions that modern roster rules make Saban-era depth and internal accountability difficult to recreate, so Alabama can improve without matching the old dynasty's margin for error.