It's a new era at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide reportedly are expected to hire Washington coach Kalen DeBoer to succeed Nick Saban, who retired Wednesday after one of the most illustrious coaching careers in the history of North American sports. DeBoer comes to Alabama on the heels of a successful 2023 season with the Huskies, who he guided to the Pac-12 title, the Sugar Bowl and the national championship.
The hire is a bit outside the box, as the native of Milbank, S.D., has never coached south of the Mason-Dixon line. However, DeBoer's coaching chops are not in question, and his hire produced a wide variety of reactions from college football observers and fans.
