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Following the surprising retirement of Nick Saban and subsequent hiring of former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Alabama football team was hit hard by transfer portal departures, losing 30 players who were on the team last season within weeks of Saban’s retirement. Now of course, within today’s college football landscape, wholesale changes being made […]

The Alabama football team is hoping for improved results in the College Football Playoff this coming season and beyond under new coach Kalen DeBoer, who came over following a title game appearance with Washington football. Recently the Alabama football team got a comparison to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs of the NFL. DeBoer scored a […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are 3.5-point underdogs in Sunday’s AFC Championship battle with MVP frontrunner Lamar Jackson and the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens. Don’t worry about John Harbaugh’s team taking the defending Super Bowl champions lightly, though. Despite a mediocre regular season highlighted by widespread struggles of the most maligned receiving corps in football, Marlon Humphrey […]

The Nick Saban era at Alabama football is over after he retired earlier this month. The Crimson Tide made a run to the College Football Playoff this season, but they lost in the Rose Bowl to the eventual national champion, Michigan. Now, Alabama has hired Kalen DeBoer over from Washington. Not a lot of people […]

Nick Saban is gone as head coach in Tuscaloosa but Alabama football continues to reel in quality recruits. On Wednesday, it’s been revealed that five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams is taking his talents to Alabama. Williams had decommitted from Alabama before the legendary head coach announced his retirement and made visits with other programs, but […]

The torch has been passed in the Alabama football program. With the retirement of the legend, Nick Saban, the next man up is Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide’s newest head coach spoke on his relationship with Saban and the opportunity to learn from the greatest college football coach in the history of the game. “I’d […]

Five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams has canceled his official visit to Texas football, after making trips to Tuscaloosa and College Station, per Matt Galatzan at Longhorns Country. Williams was committed to Alabama before the retirement of Nick Saban but decided to reopen his recruitment. Texas A&M and Auburn have jumped into the picture as possible […]

Another Washington Huskies football asset is headed to Tuscaloosa, with Pete Thamel of ESPN reporting that wide receiver Germie Bernard has committed to play for Alabama football, following former Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer to the SEC program. Bernard’s decision to head to the Crimson Tide came after he visited with Alabama football. Having DeBoer […]

Alabama football’s Kalen DeBoer has landed All-Pac-12 Second Team offensive lineman Parker Brailsford, per The Athletic. The redshirt freshman started all 15 games for the Washington Huskies, under DeBoer last season. After waiting on the sideline to hear his number called his freshman year, Brailsford got the chance to be the starting center for a […]

The college football offseason recently got underway, and so far, the biggest news has been surrounding the Alabama football team. The Crimson Tide have lost their legendary head coach, Nick Saban, as he decided to retire when the season came to a close. Alabama has since hired Kalen DeBoer from Washington to replace Saban. Saban […]

The college football landscape is ever-changing, especially now with the NIL and transfer portal. As a result, the Ohio State football team reeled in another top player in Dominic Kirks. The four-star defensive lineman now reveals why he chose the Buckeyes over teams like Alabama and USC. It essentially came down to coaching, according to […]

Iowa State football has landed former five-star prospect Kadyn Proctor, per HayesFawcett3 on X. After playing one season for the Alabama Crimson Tide, Proctor chose to pack his bags and head back home to play for the Hawkeyes. This comes with a wave of transfers from Tuscaloosa, following the departure of Nick Saban from Alabama. […]

It didn’t take Caleb Downs long to find a new home. Barely 48 hours after officially entering the transfer portal, the former Alabama star committed to Ohio State football on Friday, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Source: Caleb Downs is committing to Ohio State. The former Alabama safety led the Tide in tackles this season. […]

With the way the college football world is constantly changing, a second year in a program can be instrumental to a head coach. A second year not long ago was still part of the rebuilding process for most teams. But with things like NIL and the transfer portal, teams can now become College Football Playoff […]

It was to be expected that there would be plenty of blowback following Nick Saban’s surprising retirement announcement last week. There was the immediate transfer portal entries of Alabama star wide receiver Isaiah Bond and emerging tight end Amari Niblack, and now, the potential quarterback of the future in Tuscaloosa is entering the transfer portal before he had a […]

Some members of the Alabama football program are now jumping ship after Nick Saban announced his retirement. Kalen DeBoer is still a great coach but athletes are just looking for better opportunities in the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Texas football program is one of these destinations because of the talent and pedigree that Steve Sarkisian […]

Last week, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he announced that he would be retiring from the profession after nearly two decades spent patrolling the sidelines in Tuscaloosa. The announcement immediately opened up rampant speculation on who the Alabama brass would decide on to replace Saban’s GOAT-sized shoes and […]

Just when the transfer portal was slowly beginning to close, the retirement of legendary Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has prompted a new wave of players joining the fray. While Kalen DeBoer is an exceptional hire for the Crimson Tide, no one should fault the few players recruited by Saban who have already put […]

Kalen DeBoer may be the 2023 AP Coach of the Year, an undeniable program igniter and the fastest rising sidelines leader in the sport today, but he is not Nick Saban. Hence, many Alabama football players who originally committed to play for the seven-time national champion are entering the transfer portal. The new man in […]

Nick Saban’s shocking decision to retire from coaching is continuing to ripple through Alabama football. While the decision to hire former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer was a great one and perhaps the best hire Alabama could make at the time, some of Saban’s recruits are beginning to hit the portal after he decided to […]

There has been a lot of huge news in the college football world since the season came to a close last week, but nothing has been bigger than Alabama football legend Nick Saban retiring from his head coaching position with the Crimson Tide. Alabama has since hired Kalen DeBoer from Washington, but the transfer portal […]

There has been a whole lot of change with Alabama football in the last week, with Nick Saban’s retirement sending shockwaves throughout the college football world. Kalen DeBoer is the new Crimson Tide head coach, and now he’ll be dealing with the roster fallout of Saban’s departure. Wednesday morning brought the news that Alabama is […]

Last week, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he announced his retirement from the profession after nearly two decades patrolling the sidelines in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide brass didn’t waste much time in finding Saban’s successor, as recently, Alabama announced that it would be hiring former Washington football head […]

When the call is made for anybody to have a chance to coach Alabama football, it’s most than likely a no-brainer. That’s what it seemed like for the Crimson Tide’s Kalen DeBoer and his newest defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. With the departure of Nick Saban from the Alabama football staff, new faces are flowing into […]

Alabama football is losing another blue chip recruit following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. Four star offensive lineman Mason Short is de committing from the Crimson Tide, per On3. Short is a 6-foot-6, 315 pound lineman who is expected to get interest from several schools in the SEC and elsewhere. He had committed […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide appear to have found a new defensive coordinator to help Kalen DeBoer run the show in Tuscaloosa, with Brett McMurphy of The Action Network reporting that Alabama football is welcoming South Alabama Jaguars head coach to the team to take care of the team’s defense. “South Alabama coach Kane Wommack leaving […]

Now that Kalen DeBoer has taken over the Alabama football program, he is looking to fill out his staff. One potential assistant he interviewed has decided to stay with Kirby Smart and Georgia football, according to Chris Low of ESPN: “Travaris Robinson interviewed with new @AlabamaFTBL coach Kalen DeBoer for several hours Sunday for the […]

Nick Saban is the greatest coach in the history of college football, and his legendary career officially came to a close when he retired on Jan. 10, 2024. With seven national championships to his name, no coach found more success in the college ranks than Saban did, and the majority of that came during his […]

The Washington football program had a future to look forward to despite their College Football Playoff loss to Michigan. A lot of looming departures will hit the squad like Rome Odunze and Michael Penix Jr.’s but they could still stomach these losses. Unfortunately, news broke that Kalen DeBoer was heading to coach the Alabama football […]

The fallout from the Nick Saban retirement announcement continues on both sides of the country. Washington is dealing with a mass exodus with former coach Kalen DeBoer taking the Alabama job, and DeBoer is dealing with his defections as several excellent players, now including tight end Amari Niblack, have left the football team. “BREAKING: Alabama […]

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is bringing the band back together. The new head coach of the Crimson Tide is filling his coaching staff with a lot of former associates at his last stop, Washington. DeBoer is bringing along offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, along with at least two other assistants, per ESPN. DeBoer is taking […]

The Texas football program picked up a commitment from Alabama transfer wide receiver Isaiah Bond on Sunday. Bond was one of the best available players in the transfer portal after a productive season as the Crimson Tide’s No. 1 pass catcher. He finished the 2023 season with 48 receptions on 668 yards and four touchdowns. […]

The fallout from the Nick Saban retirement announcement is just getting started for the Alabama football program. Just days after the legend stepped down and the school announced Washington’s Kalen DeBoer will be the next head coach, the team lost one of his best players. Wide receiver Isaiah Bond is transferring to go play for […]

Washington football is going to have to continue its search for a new head coach. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb is leaving the school to join Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, per ESPN. Grubb sent a farewell message to the school, his team and the city of Seattle. “Though I wanted to be, I will not be […]

The college football season came to a close earlier this week when the Michigan football team defeated Washington to win the national title. One week before that game, Michigan and Alabama football battled things out in the Rose Bowl College Football Semifinal for a spot in the national title game. It was another fantastic edition […]

The college football season came to a close earlier this week when the Michigan football team defeated Washington to win the national title. One week before that game, Michigan and Alabama football battled things out in the Rose Bowl College Football Semifinal for a spot in the national title game. It was another fantastic edition […]

In a twist that reverberated across the heart of college football, the legendary head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban, announced his retirement mere days after a riveting overtime loss to the University of Michigan. The Wolverines, seizing the momentum, went on to clinch the coveted national championship. As the sport grappled with […]

Roydell Williams has found his new home. The former Alabama football running back committed to Florida State on Saturday following a two-day, on-campus visit in Tallahassee, per Noles 247. Williams entered the transfer portal on January 5th, following the Crimson Tide’s 27-20 loss to eventual national champion Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Coach […]

Before I get to Kalen DeBoer, Nick Saban, and all things Alabama football in the 21st century, I’d like to start with a short story about Ray Perkins. Some old school football fans will recognize the name, and surely, most Alabama fans probably will too, but chances are the name Ray Perkins doesn’t ring a […]