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Alabama’s Linemen are (Literally) the Size of a Truck

How big is Alabama’s offensive line? About the size of a cow. Add in the defensive linemen, and you’ve got an entire truck.

Linemen are big, and it seems like every season they get bigger. In the mid-70s, Les Miles was a reasonably sized offensive lineman. Can you imagine now? Coach Miles should probably stick to eating grass.

Alabama and Wisconsin are both known as run-first teams, and they’re very dependent on the size and strength of their offensive lines. Former Wisconsin tackle Rob Havenstein and former Alabama all-purpose lineman Barrett Jones play together for the St.