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ESPN interviewed unnamed SEC and Big10 assistant and head coaches to get their takes on the game. Here’s what an SEC head coach had to say:
As talented as Ohio State is up front along the defensive line, an SEC head coach said the best part of Alabama's team is its offensive line, although the Crimson Tide did take a hit when senior center Landon Dickerson went down in the SEC championship game with a knee injury.
"The part of their team that nobody talks about enough and the best part of their team overall as a group is the offensive line," the coach said. "Najee Harris is a good player, but he's not [former Alabama running back] Derrick Henry. What he has is five professional offensive linemen in front of him. I think Mac Jones will probably be a first-round pick, but he's also not Joe Burrow. Again, Mac is a really good player who never turns it over. But if that offensive line were average, he would be average."
So, which coach would say such a comment ... Mullens, Kiffin, O?
As talented as Ohio State is up front along the defensive line, an SEC head coach said the best part of Alabama's team is its offensive line, although the Crimson Tide did take a hit when senior center Landon Dickerson went down in the SEC championship game with a knee injury.
"The part of their team that nobody talks about enough and the best part of their team overall as a group is the offensive line," the coach said. "Najee Harris is a good player, but he's not [former Alabama running back] Derrick Henry. What he has is five professional offensive linemen in front of him. I think Mac Jones will probably be a first-round pick, but he's also not Joe Burrow. Again, Mac is a really good player who never turns it over. But if that offensive line were average, he would be average."
So, which coach would say such a comment ... Mullens, Kiffin, O?