While the opening game of the College Football Playoff takes center stage Friday night in Norman, Okla., one storyline just can’t be shaken from the conversation—the future of Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer.
In his second season at the helm, DeBoer led Alabama to a 10–3 record and a berth in the College Football Playoff. But the Crimson Tide mostly backed their way in to the CFP with two losses in their last four games, including a 28–7 thrashing at the hands of Georgia in the SEC championship. Ten wins and a CFP berth is the peak for most college football programs around the country, but for Alabama, it’s not good enough for a fan base that grew used to competing for national championships just about every year of the Nick Saban era.
