Alabama’s offense struggled for most of the first half against Vanderbilt, but junior running back Daniel Hill helped ignite the run game when he was most needed.
With quarterback Keelon Russell dealing with a leg injury that put him on the availability report before the game, Alabama desperately needed its running backs to take some pressure off its quarterback. Hill answered the call.
“It was a big emphasis this week, running the ball,” Hill said. “[The offensive line] came out doing what they’re supposed to do, and, you know, we had a good day running the ball.”
After the running game got off to a poor start, in which Alabama’s first two runs went for two and zero yards before a three-and-out, Hill took off at the end of the first half. His 20-yard run that moved the chains on second-and-14 kept Alabama alive, and he immediately followed it up with a 13-yard run for another first down.
Those rushes helped Alabama move down the field on the drive it ultimately scored its first touchdown on. His 7.1 yards per carry gave Alabama’s offense life during a half in which the rest of the team totaled zero rushing yards.
Hill came up big on the Crimson Tide’s very next scoring drive, on which he picked up a 10-yard run to move the chains on Alabama’s first play of the second half.
He finished the afternoon accounting for 89 of Alabama’s 92 total rushing yards. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry on 14 attempts and was the sole threat for the Crimson Tide on running plays.
Despite his big performance, he attributed his success against the Commodores to his teammates
“The O-line,” Hill said when asked what led to his strong performance at the end of the first half. “They’re displacing people on the line of scrimmage, you know, being physical, doing what they’re supposed to do.”
After the Crimson Tide had taken a running game by committee approach to the season, with carries divided between several backs, Hill made a case to be the bell cow at his position on Saturday.
Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb emphasized the focus the coaching staff would have on running the ball after Alabama’s win over LSU, and Hill may have established himself as the Crimson Tide’s go-to running back and its most dependable threat in the backfield.
“We’re not satisfied,” Hill said. “We came out here and did what we’re supposed to do, but, you know, we’ve just got to keep stacking.”
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