One Nick Saban-era Alabama assistant football coach helped keep former 5-star DL Tim Smith on the Crimson Tide his entire career.

Alabama standards are different. Head coach Kalen DeBoer appears to have gotten the taste of this notion in his first year. Leaving Washington for Tuscaloosa was seen as a massive upgrade — rightly so — but the expectations were quite high after Nick Saban stepped down from his position following 17 years.

It was a super inconsistent season for Kalen DeBoer in Alabama after taking over the reins from Nick Saban in 2024. This season was something that he and Alabama fans would want to forget, as the bar was quite high,

Alabama football did not look the same in 2024 without Nick Saban at head coach. The Crimson Tide hired former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer to take over for Saban after his shocking retirement in January 2024.

Kalen DeBoer stepped into the media swarm at the Reese’s Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, exuding the calm of a man who has seen his fair share of chaos. The post Kalen DeBoer Does Damage Control for Mass Exodus With Multiple Boosters as Alabama Welcome NFL Experience appeared first on EssentiallySports.

It wasn't the season Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide were hoping for in the first campaign of the post-Nick Saban era.

In his first season as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer inherited a good quarterback situation with Jalen Milroe returning as the starter. Now, as he prepares for his second season,

Now filling in GOAT’s shoes is not easy. The post Greg McElroy Delivers Unfiltered Take On Kalen DeBoer’s Struggles After Alabama Journalists’ Hard-Hitting Message appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer understands where fans may feel there's a shortcoming on his 2025 Crimson Tide depth chart.

Kalen DeBoer put Alabama fans through a wide range of emotions last season. Replacing the retired Nick Saban, DeBoer led the Crimson Tide to a 9-4 finish. What that record would constitute a success for most first-year head coaches,

Kalen DeBoer’s first season as Alabama football’s head coach didn’t meet expectations. There’s plenty of places where a nine-win season and a bowl appearance would be cause for celebration under a new coach, but Tuscaloosa isn’t one of them, especially after Nick Saban’s tenure.