Alabama’s Ryan Grubb takes responsibility for offense after consecutive losses

Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said in Tuscaloosa on Monday, October 19, that the team’s second-half offense had been ‘pathetic’ in consecutive losses to Georgia and Tennessee. He said responsibility for putting players in better positions starts with him and his staff, as Alabama prepares to host Texas A&M on Saturday.

‘It starts with me,’ Grubb said in his opening statement, according to Tide 100.9. He said he believed he had a good game plan and did not want to point fingers at the players. ‘For us, it just starts with me and the staff, and especially me, and just finding ways to get guys in better positions,’ the station reported him saying.

Alabama’s second-half scoring against Georgia and Tennessee

The change was sharp for an offense that averaged 49.6 points per game through its first five weeks, according to Saturday Down South. Alabama lost both games after that start. Against Tennessee, Tide 100.9 reported season lows of 147 passing yards, 54 rushing yards and a 2-for-13 conversion rate on third down. The station also reported four turnovers, five sacks allowed and 10 tackles for loss in that game.

What changed after Alabama’s Tennessee loss

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer had already addressed the stalled offense after the Tennessee defeat. Grubb’s Monday comments added the coordinator’s account of responsibility for the two-game stretch and the work he said the coaching staff must do. Texas A&M is scheduled to visit Alabama at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, October 24; kickoff is listed for 3:30 p.m. ET.