One more loss and Alabama is out of the championship race for the second year in a row. Ryan Grubb knows the writing on the wall and the fix for it. They are up for a revenge game against Oklahoma after last year’s 3-24 embarrassment, which didn’t just knock them out of the playoffs but raised questions about Kalen DeBoer’s coaching abilities. Now, much as they have, Alabama’s offensive line must protect Ty Simpson at all costs, as going up against the Sooners’ defense, which is third in pressure rate, won’t be a walk in the park.

Oklahoma has pressured opposing quarterbacks with 33 sacks this season, and to tackle that, “communication” is Alabama’s primary key, according to Grubb. “I know our communication has to be elite . That’s the one thing that we probably don’t talk about enou

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