Stop me if you have heard this one before. The Alabama offensive line struggles. Starting center Darrian Dalcourt is injured and has to be replaced by Seth McLaughlin. Instantly, the offensive line plays incredible. This was the scenario in the 2021 Iron Bowl and it is happening again.
On Saturday against No. 20 Arkansas, it was deja vu all over again as the Crimson Tide stacked up 555 yards of offense, averaged 7.5 yards per carry, and allowed only one “sack” on Bryce Young’s ill-fated scramble. All this success came with McLaughlin taking all the snaps at center.