TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb reached deep into his playbook to dial up the perfect call in a pivotal moment against South Carolina.

Quarterback Ty Simpson lined up at running back, took a handoff, sprinted right and found tight end Josh Cuevas for the two-point conversion that tied the score with a little more than two minutes to play. Alabama went ahead for good on its next possession, notching a come-from-behind victory that allowed the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide (7-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) to take a seven-game winning streak into an off week.

Creativity in crunch time has become a specialty under Grubb, who reunited with coach Kalen DeBoer in Tuscaloosa after a year in the NFL and appears to be building something special with Simpson.

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