The hope was that against the Aggies of New Mexico State the Tide would get well.
They didn't.
Roydell Williams, the back-up running back, and Jo Jo Earle both went down with injuries, and it sounds as though Williams will be out for a while. So that makes running back depth even more thin. B-Rob is the starter of course, but now Sanders has to step up and provide quality effort.
As much as I like watching the back-up players do their thing in these blowout games, watching Demouy Kennedy and Christian Leary tote the rock was a bit strange. Those players' primary positions are linebacker and wide receiver. They got pulled into to play running back because of so many RBs getting hurt.
With three starters out on the offensive line, the reshuffled line played much better than they did against LSU. Then again, the Tide was playing NMSU.
There's been talk about some defensive linemen from Georgia being in the running for Heisman.
But if there's any defensive player who deserves to be in the running for Heisman, it's Will Anderson.
As Aaron Suttles for The Athletic points out, Anderson is only behind the late, great Derrick Thomas for average sacks per game. Anderson is at .85 sacks per game after not recording one in his first seven games as a freshman. He has 12.5 sacks this season over 10 games.
Next up is a tough Arkansas squad at home.
