Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer and UGA's Kirby Smart had agendas while deciding where to rank Tennessee in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

ESPN's Adam Rittenberg initially graded Alabama's hiring of DeBoer an A-, noting his down-to-earth personality and track record. But after leading the Tide to their worst season (9-4) since Saban's first season in 2007, DeBoer received a dismal C- in review .

Alabama football landed at No. 17 in the final coaches poll top 25 of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide finished off Kalen DeBoer’s first season 9-4 after losing the ReliaQuest Bowl to Michigan. Five coaches left UA out of the top 25 entirely. DeBoer, also a voter in the poll, put his team a bit higher than the average.

Alabama football had a flop 2024 season looking at it from the "Bama standard" perspective. Yet there's still hope for head coach Kalen DeBoer, given he makes the right choices moving forward. The paramount question lurking over Crimson Tide's head is who will be their next QB.

Kalen DeBoer earned a less-than-stellar grade from ESPN for his coaching performance in his first season after taking over for Nick Saban.

There were 54 coaches who voted on the 2024 coaches poll. We took a peek at their ballots to see where they ranked Tennessee.

After finishing the season 9-4 with losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Michigan, the Crimson Tide was listed as the No. 17 team in the final US LBM Coaches Poll released Tuesday. In his final coaches poll of the season, Kalen DeBoer had the Crimson Tide a bit higher.

At the conclusion of each season, there are coaches that participate in a panel in which they provide a ballot with their top 25 rankings. One of the coaches that was a part of the panel this year was Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer.

When Kalen DeBoer was introduced as Alabama football’s head coach one year ago, he did not make specific proclamations about his first season.

Here’s what Kalen DeBoer’s career has looked like in his second seasons as a head coach ahead of heading into year two at Alabama.

ESPN revealed their grades for 2024 first-year head coaches and they weren't too kind to Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer, who replaced Nick Saban as the Crimson Tide's head coach in early 2024,