Kalen DeBoer was happy to get Ryan Grubb back on his staff after a one-year stint in the NFL, and in the first half of the Crimson Tide’s SEC opener against Georgia, Alabama fans saw why. Grubb’s offense, with Ty Simspon at quarterback, helped Alabama jump out to a 24-14 lead.
Simpson’s improvement from his Week 1 loss to Florida State has been immense, and Grubb deserves a share of that credit for sure. However, the crisp play of the quarterback isn’t the only reason that Grubb’s offense was so fun in the first half against Georgia; it’s also the new wrinkle he unveiled in the red zone of the team’s final drive of the half, and the new playmaker he got involved.