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.

The first-year hits came from unexpected places on the 2024 coaching carousel after college football grappled with a series of seismic openings late in the calendar. Nick Saban's January retirement set off dominoes that led to coaching changes at Washington,

Despite missing the College Football Playoffs in his first year as the Alabama head coach, Kalen DeBoer “actually handled (Year 1) properly from a strategic standpoint,” says college football analyst Josh Pate.

Kalen DeBoer wrapped up his first season as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide before the New Year. His team finished the season 9-4 overall and just barely missed out on the College Football Playoffs.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer opened up some of the Crimson Tide's wounds from their ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan.

DeBoer took Washington to the championship game in his second season as head coach. Is it realistic to expect the same thing at Alabama?

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer is being put on the spot on whether Ty Simpson is the best choice for the Crimson Tide's starting QB position.