TNR 10/5/26 - Hours 3 & 4 | Alabama vs Georgia: Keelon Russell’s Heisman Test + Auburn’s October Nightmare

The college football season is heating up, and The Next Round is LIVE with a loaded SEC show headlined by Alabama, Georgia, Auburn and FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt. 🏆 KEELON RUSSELL: HEISMAN FAVORITE & BEST QB IN AMERICA? Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell has exploded into the Heisman Trophy race after another dominant performance. Through five starts, Russell has thrown for 1,414 yards and 11 touchdowns with only two interceptions while adding 184 rushing yards and four more scores. After accounting for four touchdowns in Alabama’s 56-23 road win over No. 16 Mississippi State, has the Crimson Tide sophomore already done enough to be called the best quarterback in college football? The biggest test yet arrives Saturday night when No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. 🐘 WAS THAT KALEN DEBOER’S MOST “SABAN-LIKE” WIN? Kalen DeBoer has spent much of his Alabama tenure being measured against Nick Saban, often unfairly and usually unfavorably. But after the Tide overwhelmed a ranked Mississippi State team on the road, was that the most Saban-like performance of the DeBoer era? We break down what looked different and whether Alabama is beginning to resemble a true national championship contender. 🦅 AUBURN’S OFFENSE & A BRUTAL OCTOBER Auburn fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in SEC play after a 24-14 loss at Tennessee. Some Tigers fans are already comparing this offense to struggling Auburn attacks of recent seasons. Is that criticism fair this early in the Alex Golesh era? Auburn gets a bye before an unforgiving stretch at Georgia, home against LSU and at Ole Miss. Where is the Tigers’ best chance to steal an October win? 👑 WHO IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE SEC? No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama remain undefeated, but the SEC race is far from settled. Is Texas still the league’s No. 1 team? Does Georgia deserve the top spot? Has Alabama’s surge changed the conversation? And how much of a case can Ole Miss, LSU or Florida still make after early-season losses? ☎️ ALEXANDER SHUNNARAH HOTLINE 11:30 — FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt joins the show to discuss the biggest stories in the sport, Alabama vs. Georgia, the SEC pecking order and the national College Football Playoff picture. Join Jim Dunaway, Lance Taylor and Ryan Brown for live college football reaction, analysis, debate and your comments throughout the show. #AlabamaFootball #KeelonRussell #GeorgiaFootball #CollegeFootball #SEC #HeismanTrophy #AuburnFootball #JoelKlatt #CFB #TheNextRound SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Brooks Carter: /BrooksACarter Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com 00:00 Introduction 00:04:00 our Kalshi positions 00:10:00 Keelon Russell's growth in Alabama's offense 00:22:30 Kirby Smart on the anaconda effect of Georgia's offense 00:31:20 Fox Sports' Joel Klatt talks college football 01:07:00 SEC kickoff times 01:10:10 viewing menu 01:22:40 Josh Heupel on changing QBs in Tennessee's win over Auburn 01:26:30 4 Downs 01:39:00 Alabama coordinators meet the media before Georgia matchup 01:48:25 Trash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices