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USC Football: How the 2016 Alabama Offense Matches Up

Historically, nothing says USC football or Alabama football like I-formation and power. But with times a-changin’ and former Trojan head coach Lane Kiffin has taken his traditional pro-style attack and gradually adopted more and more modern looks as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator.

The only probably for Alabama is that that mimics exactly what USC has done offensively since Steve Sarkisian was hired before the 2014 season.

Only, the Tide deploy the deepest and most talented team in college football, while luring teams into believing they’re a run-of-the-mill, no frills offense.

Here’s an in-depth look at Alabama’s attack, as it goes up against Trojan defense coordinator Clancy Pendergast’s defense.