Zach Bachar | January 12, 2024


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Kalen DeBoer is taking over as Alabama’s head coach following Nick Saban’s retirement, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Pete Thamel @PeteThamel
Sources: Kalen DeBoer has informed Washington officials he’s taking the job at Alabama. He’s expected to tell his team soon.
DeBoer wrapped up an immensely successful season with Washington, overseeing one of the country’s top offenses while the Huskies made an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.
Washington owned the No. 2 passing attack in the nation, with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. finishing second in Heisman Trophy voting. In his two years with the school, DeBoer led the Huskies to a record of 25-3.
College football fans were impressed with athletic director Greg Byrne’s choice for Alabama’s next coach, foreseeing a high-powered offense in Tuscaloosa moving forward.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Alabama is ‘on the cusp’ of hiring Washington’s Kalen DeBoer as it’s next HC, per @PeteThamel
DeBoer will be replacing Nick Saban after 17 seasons pic.com/ACKwnGl9Gl
Kalen DeBoer Thread
Some of these numbers are just absurd.
105-12 career W-L as head coach
2023 AP COY
2022 Pac-12 COY
Led UW to 2nd CFP in 2023
2023 Pac-12 Champion as Washington HC
3-time NAIA Champion as Sioux Falls head coach
Kalen Deboer is a PHENOMENAL hire for Alabama. Every meeting I have ever walked out of with him I always said the same thing. That’s a Coach, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY FOR. He gets it. His players give their all for him and he won’t try to be Nick Saban or anyone else but himself. pic.com/jGZQjftRrZ
Cruz Oxenreider @TheRealCruzOx
Get ready to learn “Yea, Alabama”, Kalen DeBoer pic.com/5yI0GCe1sj
Alabama Outsider @AlabamaOutsider
Get to know Alabama Football’s next head coach, 49-year old Kalen DeBoer:
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
– 104-12 overall record as a HC (89.7%)
– 72-1 at home (98.6%)
– 85-9 in the regular season (90.4%)
– 19-3 in postseason (86.4%)
Only loss at home came during COVID season, so… pic.com/ip0lEl13ob
Esther Scott Workman @estherscott
If Kalen DeBoer is good enough for Nicholas Lou Saban and Greg Byrne then he’s good enough for you
Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 @BarrettSallee
Kalen DeBoer is a home run hire for Alabama. Winners win … and that’s exactly what DeBoer has done throughout his career.
104-12 overall in stops at Sioux Falls, Fresno State and Washington. It doesn’t matter that he is in “outsider” when it comes to the SEC. He will kill it.
I don’t hate it at all. It’s hard to get excited about hiring any coach when you had the best but I’m excited to see what DeBoer will do. Welcome to Ttown coach!
Jesse Simonton @JesseReSimonton
Kalen DeBoer is 7-0 against Dan Lanning,

