Fact or Fiction: Alabama is the biggest threat to flip Keelon Russell

Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson is joined by national recruiting analyst Greg Smith, Brandon Drumm of OUInsider.com and TideIllustrated.com’s Jack Knowlton to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.

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1. Alabama is the biggest threat to flip Keelon Russell with Florida, Ole Miss, Oregon, and others involved.

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Knowlton: FACT. Alabama’s social media team recently sent Russell a video featuring the Kendrick Lamar song “Not Like Us” to announce his official visit. Taking the hint, that feels like a strong statement of the Tide’s intentions to flip the SMU commit. With a dwindling amount of uncommitted elite quarterbacks, Russell remains Alabama’s top option with the Tide still yet to land a QB in the 2025 class.

Russell appeared to enjoy his late April visit to Ole Miss, while Florida and Oregon will remain in contention for his services. But I expect Alabama to push the hardest and give a strong pitch when Russell arrives in Tuscaloosa next weekend.

Levenson. FACT. There are some heavy hitters in pursuit of Russell, but there are none bigger than Alabama. And despite being committed to SMU currently, the Crimson Tide may have the best chance to enter the season with a commitment from the four-star quarterback. Russell will be…

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Publish date : 2024-05-25 17:27:11

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