Starkville is just up the road. He's been anointed as the future of the program and can be the face of this new program along with the new head coach Chan Gailey (just kidding about the coach). The other offer he's received according to Scout.com is Alabama. At Alabama, he'd be locked in a quarterback competition with Star Jackson and A.J. McCarron. Auburn is a program in disarray, though they really do need a quarterback. LSU really needs a decent quarterback, but they'll have about 7 young QBs competing for a spot. If anything changes Russell's mind, it would be the idea of getting sacked every time he drops back in the pocket.