The numbers behind Alabama’s 2025 rushing attack woes
by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-ChiefAs the transfer portal grinds along in the background, we're going to take a look today at Alabama's 2025 rushing attack – if “attack” is an appropriate word to use. As was once said about Jaguar automobiles, “they don't accelerate, they … advance.” Alabama advanced the ball down the field to the tune of 466 carries for 1,562 yards, a 3.4-yard-per-carry average, and 21 touchdowns. Those were dreadful figures that caused Alabama to rank 123rd out of 134 teams in FBS. The worst of those numbers was the 3.4-ypc figure, which explained why Alabama chose not to lean on the running game more in crucial situations. What follows is somewhat of a data dump that plots five numbers on one chart, but we need to explain first how to read this chart. ...CONTINUE READING... |
