Thee’s kind of a running joke that Brian VanGorder’s defenses are always “aggressive”. I’m not really sure why that is the joke but the word has been thrown out a lot by players and coaches since this spring. VanGorder’s defenses at Notre Dame struggled to stop the run at times so I can’t help but wonder if he will look to put guys in the box to stuff the run and pressure the quarterback.
Alabama is pretty inexperienced at wide receiver and they could be young at quarterback if they decide to go with Tua Tagalivoa. With that being said, VanGorder might just decide that he trusts his talent in the secondary to handle one-on-one situations.