One of the biggest points of emphasis for Alabama football heading into the College Football Playoff is getting healthy.
It may not have looked like it on paper, but Alabama's run game actually did just fine against Oklahoma during the regular-season meeting in Tuscaloosa. Against an elite Sooners defense, the Crimson Tide managed 102 sack-adjusted rushing yards and seemed to settle on the five-man grouping on the offensive line that gives them the best chance to be successful.
Perhaps it's going to sound foolish to remain optimistic about the ground game in the aftermath of a -3 rushing yard performance in Saturday's SEC Championship Game loss to Georgia, but there were several factors working against Alabama that should be remedied in 11 days when it travels to Norman for the College Football Playoff.