Keelon Russell produced the first 300-yard passing game of his Alabama Crimson Tide career in the 50-36 win over the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday.

Keelon Russell breaks out for Alabama, NC State suffers an all-time late collapse against Vanderbilt and the state of Kentucky enjoys a historic Saturday

Keelon Russell and No. 10 Alabama got payback against Florida State, making history after beating the Seminoles on Saturday.

After a 2-yard score from Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson to Josh Cuevas to start the game, Florida State scored 24 unanswered points, a deficit Alabama was unable to crawl back from. The Seminoles had 382 yards of offense including 230 rushing yards, scoring four touchdowns and averaging 4.7 yards per carry.

Keelon Russell accounted for four touchdowns and 320 passing yards as the Crimson Tide erased a 15-point deficit with touchdowns on five consecutive possessions.

Keelon Russell will make his first career start at Alabama against East Carolina. Here's what to know about the Crimson Tide's sophomore QB:

Norvell spoke highly of Alabama's first-year starter.

Alabama football had a helmet communications issue pop up at one point Saturday. Kalen DeBoer said the Crimson Tide lost connection during the third quarter between quarterback Keelon Russell and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.

At 8:43 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Keelon Russell walked into Bryant-Denny Stadium on an Alabama football game day as the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback, standing right behind head coach Kalen DeBoer.

Alabama opened 2026 with a dominant victory, and QB Keelon Russell quickly set a lofty expectation for the Crimson Tide offense.

Alabama is now up big on the visiting Seminoles following a massive play from Alabama starter Keelon Russell. The sophomore quarterback juked a few Florida State defenders then showed off his wheels, outracing the Seminoles for a 57-yard touchdown run. The score puts Alabama up 40-28 entering the 4th quarter.