TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb considers a couple factors when installing specialty plays. Most notably, it's about the guy getting the ball.

It has to be someone Grubb can trust.

Grubb and the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide have turned to a supersized offensive lineman to fill the role the last two games: Kadyn Proctor.

The 6-foot-7, 359-pound left tackle has become the primary ball-carrier in a package called “Krispy,” an ode to Proctor's affinity for Krispy Kreme doughnuts. He could be in the spotlight again Saturday when the Tide visit No. 14 Missouri.

“Just give it to the big man and let him rumble,” Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said. “He did a great job. It’s just hard to bring down a guy that’s that size and that athletic.”

Grubb called for Krispy in cr

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