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,

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.

Kalen DeBoer put Alabama fans through a wide range of emotions last season. Replacing the retired Nick Saban, DeBoer led the Crimson Tide to a 9-4 finish. What that record would constitute a success for most first-year head coaches,

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.

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

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.