# Alabama's Offensive Identity Question

> Alabama's offensive coordinator faces scrutiny after loss to Tennessee.
- Title: Alabama's Offensive Identity Question | Shortify
- Summary: Alabama's offensive coordinator faces scrutiny after loss to Tennessee. Alabama's offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb says the team's identity is getting…
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- Source: Alabama Crimson Tide On SI — https://si.com/college/alabama/football/does-alabama-have-offensive-identity
- Published: 2026-10-19T19:45:00+00:00
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- Topics: alabama, ryan grubb, crimson tide, tennessee, offensive coordinator, football, nfl, sports
## Alabama's offensive identity
After a 26-10 loss to Tennessee, fans and analysts question Alabama's offensive identity under Ryan Grubb.
## Grubb's offensive identity
Grubb says the team's identity is getting playmakers the ball in space, with strong gap run schemes.

> Our identity is to be able to get our playmakers the ball in space
## Tennessee game impact
Alabama's playmakers were quiet with Rico Scott at 54 yards and Marshall Pritchett at 39 yards on six receptions.
## Tennessee tackle incident
A Tennessee defender tackled Marshall Pritchett on a third-and-22 screen play after recognizing the play pre-snap.
## Coach DeBoer's response
DeBoer says Marshall Pritchett has a role and identifying him is what Tennessee should do.

> Marshall has a role. He comes in at certain times, and you know, identifying them is what they (Tennessee) should do
## Bye week preparation
Alabama has a bye week before Texas A&M to work on self-scouting and tendencies for the home stretch.
## Self-scouting focus
DeBoer says the team can now have detailed information on every personnel grouping and tendencies each week.

> There's so much information each week that now you have just touch of the button almost now from what it was maybe five or 10 years ago
## Key takeaway

Alabama's offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb says the team's identity is getting playmakers the ball in space, but a loss to Tennessee raises concerns about the offense's readability.