Most of the attention on the Alabama offense this offseason has been on Bama's quarterback play, while most fans assumed that Bo Scarbrough would own the running back position for the Tide. Saturday night in Alabama's 52-6 destruction of USC, it wasn't Bo Scarbrough that shined at running back, it was Damian Harris.
Damian Harris is ready to step up at running back for Alabama, having worked hard this past offseason to improve his speed, agility, and cutting ability.
"It's something I worked on in the offseason, trying to have better balance, better footwork, bursting out of my cuts," Harris said. "Those are the things Coach (Burton) Burns emphasizes for us to get north and south as fast as possible. It's something we work on day-in and day-out."
USC got a good look at Harris bursting out of his cuts Saturday,
Then there's this head spinning angle,
It looks like Alabama is going to be just fine post Derek Henry, just fine.