Russell evaluation: The more Kiffin watched the video, the more impressed he was with how rookie quarterback JaMarcus Russell handled adversity in his 16-play debut.
Instead of making plays out of nothing, Russell protected the ball on a botched handoff exchange and fumbled snap - the latter of which Kiffin pinned on center Jeremy Newberry for being wide right.
"We were really pleased with the way (Russell) protected the ball and his decision-making," Kiffin said. "There's some other times on some throws where he could have forced some things and tried to do too much, and he didn't."
LOL... @ thascary 1 for looking for mistakes from the big rook...