College football grades: Notre Dame earns ‘A’ mark for beatdown, Alabama gets ‘C+’ on Week 11 report card

How serious is Alabama's offense problem? The No. 5 Crimson Tide have won three straight SEC games by double digits after a 21-6 victory at Vanderbilt on Saturday, but don't let the final scores obscure a deeper truth. While the defense is coming up clutch, the offense is trending in a bad direction.

It won't matter next week against Wofford, and it might not matter the next week against rival Auburn. But if Alabama shows up in the postseason with this rushing attack, it probably won't last long. Alabama has averaged fewer than 3 yards per rush in each of its past four games. That marks a notable downtick after the Tide averaged 3.9 yards per rush or better over their first six games.

Alabama escaped with a win over the Commodores, despite averaging just 4.5 yards per play. The only time Alabama averaged fewer yards per play was in a 26-10 loss at Tennessee. The version of Alabama's offense that totaled 200+ rushing yards against South Carolina and Georgia has gone MIA.

This is an issue for the Crimson Tide, and it's why they aren't receiving a better grade for a 15-point SEC road win.

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