Domination met alarming turnovers. Despite a historic blowout, Alabama's passing game and special teams revealed crucial flaws before their Auburn showdown.

As Keelon Russell takes the field against Eastern Illinois, here are three things you need to know about the Crimson Tide QB.

Illinois may have fallen to Alabama on Wednesday, but there were still positives to be gleaned from the outing ... as well as plenty of negatives to go around

Free throws were not the only reason Illinois lost to Alabama, but they were the loudest. A 4-point loss with 9 missed freebies will haunt any fan who watched that game, especially in an atmosphere as incredible as the UC crowd.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are on a de facto bye week this Saturday. Eastern Illinois is a fine program, but if this game is a contest after the first quarter, something has gone massively wrong for Alabama.