Replacing a championship-winning head coach might be the most difficult job in the profession. Tasked with replacing a coach widely considered to be the greatest to ever trod the sidelines in Nick Saban, Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer might be facing the most difficult job in college football history. Disproving any doubt about DeBoer’s ability to thrive…
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team works out Sunday morning in practice as they prepare for the 2024 season. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) listens to directions from Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer. Jalen Milroe knows the entire playbook, and he has a hunch about tendencies and audibles in certain situations. But he can hardly…
Mar 21, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer gives directions during practice at the University Alabama Thursday. Nick Saban coached at Alabama for 17 seasons. Successor Kalen DeBoer has had the job for about six months, but knows there is no honeymoon period for a program with perennial national championship aspirations. “This…
In response to Nick Saban’s sudden retirement, the Crimson Tide hired Washington’s Kalen Deboer and averted the mistake that’s plagued program after program over the last half century. Bravo to Alabama for expanding beyond their horizons. What Jason Kelce’s retirement says about the Eagles future Serving as the CEO of a Fortune 500 football program…
It’d be interesting to see how many Alabama fans knew the name Kalen DeBoer before this season. Hell, I’d love to see the numbers a month and a half ago. It took all of two days for the Crimson Tide to find a replacement for Nick Saban, which feels fast, but with players diving into…
