Breaking News: Following a game that was characterized by sacks and penalties, Alabama’s offensive line is hoping to improve.

Following a game that was characterized by sacks and penalties, Alabama’s offensive line is hoping to improve.

Parker Brailsford, an offensive lineman at Alabama, is aware that offensive linemen are often overlooked due to their negative stats, such as sacks and penalties.

This week, a lot of attention is being paid to the blockers of the Crimson Tide, who are ranked fourth.

A line compelled to switch up lineups due to tackle injuries Against South Florida, Elijah Pritchett and Kadyn Proctor gave up four sacks and committed nine penalties, two of which negated touchdowns.

Beginning with Alabama’s first road game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Brailsford and his fellow linemen hope to return to the anonymity that is known to lineman worldwide.

“To be honest, it’s the best thing when you guys (reporters) don’t talk about us,” admitted Brailsford, who moved from Washington with coach Kalen DeBoer.

“When our running backs, our quarterback, our receivers get recognition, I just feel like that´s the same thing as us getting recognition, because we´ve got to do our job for them to do theirs.”

Alabama is hoping that their unsteady play in a 42-16 victory—which was tied at one point entering the fourth quarter—was an isolated incident rather than a persistent issue. Given that the reorganized starting lineup barely collaborated on a few practices, it is very likely.

before the game.

The numbers were an offensive lineman´s bad dream: six holding penalties (one was nullified by a defensive flag), an illegal block in the back and two false starts.

Proctor, who started as a freshman last season, has missed the first two games with a left shoulder injury. DeBoer said he expects Proctor to be “pretty dang close” to able to get onto the field by week´s end.