Alabama plans to get more reps to LB in SEC Championship

Alabama football plans to incorporate Qua Russaw more on the defensive side of the football as an edge defender against Georgia in the SEC Championship.

Russaw returned from a broken foot against Eastern Illinois after missing a good portion of the season. The Montgomery, Alabama native is set to see his role increase along the Tide’s defensive front with LT Overton and Kelby Collins set to miss Saturday’s game.

Kalen DeBoer feels Russaw is ready for it.

“Throughout the year, we’ve rotated a lot across the board on our team, defensively in particular,” DeBoer said on Wednesday. Fortunately, Qua Russaw, when you talk about the edge position, he’s played the last couple of games. We’ll get more reps for him. He’s ready for it. Yhonzae will continue to ramp up his load. We have guys that have played a lot of snaps that will continue to just play the role that they’ve been playing. Maybe a few more snaps that they’ll get.”

Alabama football’s defensive lineman, Tim Keenan is happy to have Russaw back in action, and he feels he is another ‘bullet in the clip’

“Great to have Qua back,” Keenan said. “He’s feeling better. He’s out there moving good. Definitely will be a great return game for him.”

Alabama and Georgia will clash in the SEC title game in Atlanta on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CST.