No. 12 Alabama's defense holding its own while offense struggles. Mississippi State the next foe

One fact has been lost amid all the handwringing about Alabama’s offense: The defense is pretty good. Led by linebacker Dallas Turner and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, the 12th-ranked Crimson Tide's defense has put the clamps on two straight opponents since a loss to No. 3 Texas where the team looked vulnerable on both sides of the ball. Alabama's defense even has the intimidating slogan to match -- DOA -- and it doesn’t stand for Defense of Alabama.

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