All eyes are on Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer to call the shots on the Ryan Grubb talks bubbling in Tuscaloosa.Since the Seahawks fired Grubb, the same handpicked offensive coordinator for his first Crimson Tide staff who left a newly-appointed DeBoer for the NFL just last season,

Crimson Tide head football coach Kalen DeBoer hasn't sullied Alabama's good name as one of the sport's most powerful brands for player development and winning.

DeBoer and the Tide just missed out on the College Football Playoff, and closed out the year with a bummer of a loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. In the meantime, DeBoer has been trying to stem losses to the transfer portal while also trying to bring in his own transfers and build out his recruiting classes.

Alabama football added a walk-on tight end in his final season of collegiate eligibility, one who expected to make an impact upon arrival.

Although DeBoer’s season wasn’t the worst first year for a Crimson Tide coach, it snapped a streak of 10-win seasons. Alabama had won at least 10 games for 16 straight seasons. The last time the Crimson Tide didn’t win 10 games was in 2007, Saban’s first year.

Alabama starts the 2025 season on Saturday, Aug. 30, at Florida State. The Tide also host Wisconsin during nonconference play before getting their SEC season underway. It’ll be important for DeBoer to get off to a hot start in those games to keep the heat off of him.

DeBoer left Raymond James Stadium tied for the most wins as a first-year Alabama football coach in school history, tying Frank Thomas' nine wins in 1931.

Washington improved. It won 14 games in 2023, beating Texas again in the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl before losing to Michigan in the CFP national championship game. Days later, DeBoer was named as Nick Saban's successor with Alabama football.

The Alabama football standard was clear in the Nick Saban era. A year after Saban retired, how does it look under Kalen DeBoer?

Alabama went into the ReliaQuest Bowl as 16.5-point favorites over Michigan on Tuesday. But three early turnovers proved to be too big for the Crimson Tide as t