The Alabama offense took a big hit on Saturday when its projected starter at running back, Jam Miller, suffered an injury that will force him to miss some time. He was their top running back a year ago with 145 rushing attempts for 668 yards and seven touchdowns.
Quarterback Jalen Milroe was their leading rusher with 168 attempts, 726 rushing yards, and 20 rushing touchdowns.
Alabama will start an inexperienced quarterback, Ty Simpson, on the road in a hostile environment. He only has 50 passing attempts in his college career, so the common sense approach would be Alabama relying on their rushing attack to avoid putting too much pressure on him, having success through the air.