Nowhere in Alabama football coach, Nick Saban’s plan for championship football, does it say running the football does not matter. While Saban was pleased about the Tide’s overall performance against TAMU, he was displeased the offensive line did not dominate the line of scrimmage.
The result of that lack of domination was lackluster team rushing production. In fairness to the Tide’s Big Uglies, they did an excellent job in pass protection. Except for one or two rushing plays (one being the Damien Harris 35-yard run) the big guys up front won few battles in the trenches.