linked article on how the RPO has affected Alabama's running game:
After the South Carolina game, Alabama head coach Nick Saban addressed the low rushing numbers and their correlation to the RPO.
“I know we got lots of yards, but we only got 76 yards rushing, so we gotta be able to run the ball better,” Saban said. “Not that we run it poorly, we just didn’t run it enough. And a lot of the plays that we ran today are called runs or RPOs, and we end up passing because they’re playing six guys in the box. It’s not the play call as much as it is the design of what we’re doing.”
Link: Run-pass option remains lethal for Alabama offense