Alabama football put an emphasis on running the football Saturday against Eastern Illinois by carrying the football 49 times.
The Crimson Tide finished the game with 269 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. Three different Alabama running backs had more than eight carries. Jam Miller led all rushers with 62 yards on 11 carries.
AK Dear, who is a true freshman, added 45 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Kevin Riley chipped in 36 rushing yards and two rushing scores. Kalen DeBoer revealed the Tide was looking to get more reps in the run game Saturday for everyone involved in the Tide’s rushing attack to get more reps in hopes its run game could get into a better rhythm.