TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb considers a couple factors when installing specialty plays. Most notably, it’s about the guy getting the football.
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 past 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 (4-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) visit No. 14 Missouri (5-0, 1-0) for a late morning kickoff in Columbia.
“Just give it to the big man and let him rumble,” Alabama second-year head 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.”