East Carolina, headed into its second full year under Blake Harrell, opens its 2026 season with a tough one at Bryant-Denny Stadium against Alabama on Sept. 5. It’s only the second meeting between the two programs and the first since 1998. The big position battle in Tuscaloosa is at quarterback, where either redshirt freshman and former five-star recruit Keelon Russell or senior Austin Mack will be Kalen DeBoer‘s QB1. That’s a decision that will…
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