Taking a deeper look at the statistical outlier this Alabama football team has been in the 2023 college football season.
team was always expected to be paced by its defense as the offense retooled with its first Heisman quarterback departing for the NFL.
Defensively, it stacks up with semifinalists and national champions in the playoff era. Through eight games, it ranks 15th in both total defense and scoring defense .Through eight games, Alabama has the 81st-best offense in terms of yardage and 49th-best group in terms of scoring . Since winning the 2009 national title, no Alabama offense finished a season ranked lower than 43rd in total offense while it was in the top seven in four straight seasons .
And yet, with four regular-season games to play, it leads the SEC West entering the perennially important game with LSU. Alabama’s also hitting the big plays with 13 going for 40-plus yards. That’s good for a tie for No. 9 nationally.
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