For a majority of programs across the college football landscape, Alabama had a good year.

They made it to the College Football Playoff. The team came back from a significant deficit on the road against Oklahoma to win its first-round matchup. They got to take a flight west and play in the iconic Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

But Alabama is not like most programs in America, and that’s why changes had to be made. On Friday, one of those tough decisions had to come down, and a coach was relieved of their duties.

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Per multiple sources close to the Alabama program, the Crimson Tide let go of their offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic after three seasons with the team.

It was a difficult season for Kapilovic and the Alabama o-line, which has generally been seen as a massive strength throughout its 21st-century dynasty. But not in 2025, as the team struggled to ever get the rushing game going, with the offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb even admitting before the College Football Playoff that he had run out of strategies to get the ball moving from the backfield.

Out of 136 FBS schools, the Crimson Tide didn’t make the top 50 when it came to rushing yards per game.

It didn’t make the top 100.

They finished in 129th place. The eighth worst in the entire nation.

For a program that has prided itself on developing running backs capable of going in the first round of the NFL Draft, it was inexcusable for the SEC school that is looking to return to the top in 2026. If they can’t get the run game going next campaign, they will have little to no chance with the upgrades teams like Texas, Ole Miss, and LSU have secured during the transfer portal.

Per 247Sports, they are the 7th-best team in the portal this year, trailing behind the likes of Auburn and Kentucky.

While it isn’t entirely Kapilovic’s fault that the Crimson Tide didn’t meet expectations this year, he certainly wasn’t one of the reasons they made it to the CFP in the first place.