The Michigan football program is looking for a new head coach, after firing Sherrone Moore. One name getting a lot of speculation is Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer. In a statement, DeBoer appears to be shutting down any speculation that he will leave for Ann Arbor.

“I am fully committed to this program and look forward to continuing as the head football coach at the University of Alabama,” DeBoer's statement said in part.

ESPN reporter Pete Thamel retweeted the full statement on X, formerly Twitter, while making light of one particular line.

“No interest in speaking with anyone else about any other job,” DeBoer said, which was specifically highlighted by Thamel.

DeBoer is getting ready to lead Alabama into the College Football Playoff, as the no. 9 seed. The Crimson Tide are playing no. 8 seed Oklahoma in a first-round CFP game on December 19.

Michigan fired Moore in recent days after an investigation revealed that he was having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. He was later detained by police and then charged with several crimes, following an altercation with that staff member.

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DeBoer is in his second season at Alabama. He replaced the legendary coach Nick Saban, who won several national championships at the school. Alabama qualified for a CFP berth this year despite losing the SEC championship game to Georgia.

“My sole focus is on Alabama football and our preparations to play Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff,” DeBoer added in part in his statement.

DeBoer has been an assistant coach in the Big Ten, at Indiana. His history in the Midwest is part of the reason why he had been tied to the Michigan job. Other potential candidates for Michigan include former Notre Dame and LSU head coach Brian Kelly.

Time will tell if the Alabama Crimson Tide can win some games in the CFP. The winner of the Alabama-Oklahoma game goes on to the Rose Bowl to play Indiana in the next round.