BAMA SIGNAL

BAMA SIGNAL · EDITION

FootballAugust 7, 2026

Alabama's run-game reset starts with doing less

Ryan Grubb's answer to the ground-game problem was a smaller, better-executed menu rather than a larger playbook.

TODAY'S SIGNAL

Ryan Grubb's answer to last season's ground-game problems was to simplify and build around what Alabama could execute well instead of spreading the offense too thin.

That connected two early-camp questions: continuity on the line and how a crowded running-back room might be used. Neither was settled, but the intended identity was clearer—fewer answers, executed better.

WHAT TO WATCH

Whether the simpler approach survives full pads and the first scrimmage, and whether a stable first unit begins to emerge in front of the backs.

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