Russell is a player to watch in the QB battle. The incoming freshman was the second-best player in the last recruiting cycle and promises to be Alabama’s QB of the future. Time will tell if DeBoer gives Russell an opportunity in his first season.

The Ohio State football team will take on Notre Dame next Monday night in Atlanta with everything on the line. Both the Fighting Irish and the Buckeyes were tested in the semifinal round as Notre Dame narrowly outlasted Penn State,