Keelon Russell accounts for 4 TDs as No. 7 Alabama routs No. 16 Mississippi State 56-23

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- , Keelon Russell passed for 285 yards and three touchdowns to go with a rushing score, and No. 7 Alabama routed 16th-ranked Mississippi State 56-23 on Saturday in a matchup of previously unbeaten teams. “Just going out there, just having fun, understanding the assignment, doing me, playing my game," said the 19-year-old Russell, who turned the ball over three times at Kentucky in his first Southeastern Conference road game but committed none against the Bulldogs. “You make your mistakes and you learn from it,” Russell said. "And I feel like that’s what I’m doing.” Trae'shawn Brown ran for two touchdowns, Rico Scott caught two TD passes and Dijon Lee Jr . returned an interception 30 yards for a score during a game that saw Alabama (5-0, 3-0 SEC) reinforce its credentials as contenders.