Alabama football offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb came under fire during October. Crimson Tide fans and the nation called him out after their disastrous performance against Tennessee. Grubb is redeeming himself, though, after Alabama's 31-13 Saturday rout of LSU.

Now the focus for Grubb, coach Kalen DeBoer and company shifts to more than Vanderbilt during Veteran's Day week. Alabama strengthened its College Football Playoff stance by rolling past the Tigers. The Tide can very much control their own destiny to clinch one of the 12 spots in the playoff.

But Grubb dropped a fierce take on the former focus for Alabama, involving a “no BS” approach.

“No media line bulls—, but we've gotta focus on the run game. We've gotta get it fixed,” Grubb said.

Indeed the Tide' ground attack looked dismal in Baton Rouge, mustering only 79 yards there. Alabama eventually hit 285 total yards of offense, yet still beat LSU and coach Lane Kiffin by 18. Still, Grubb is focusing on tweaking the run game. But he's facing one health dilemma in the backfield.

“I'd love to give EJ [Crowell] the ball 32 times a game, but he's gotta get healthy,” Grubb added.

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So Trae'shawn Brown rose as the lead bell cow back for Alabama, but settled for just 35 yards on 11 carries. Meanwhile, dual-threat quarterback Keelon Russell turned to his legs too, but managed just 25 yards on eight carries.

Alabama's road to the CFP is becoming more crystallized. The Tide earn the luxury of facing no more ranked foes for the duration of the regular season. But still, Alabama must win out to please the CFP committee and perhaps land a spot in Atlanta on Dec. 5, with the SEC title on the line.