Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer spoke Wednesday about carrying on the program's 'great tradition' from Nick Saban and how he welcomed the expectations.
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer discusses his decision to leave Washington and how he's handling the pressure of replacing Nick Saban. coach for six months, enough time to get settled into his new job and the massive expectations that come with it.During his news conference Wednesday at SEC media days, he was asked what it was like following Nick Saban, who returned the Crimson Tide to elite status during his 17 seasons in Tuscaloosa, winning six national titles and nine SEC championships.
"But for me personally, it was just more about understanding that coaching football is coaching football. It's been just an awesome blessing to be a part of this program, to continue to have that expectation on us. The alternative is to be at places where there aren't expectations."DeBoer knows what it is like to be at schools without such outsized expectations. In nine seasons as a head coach at NAIA Sioux Falls, Fresno State and Washington, DeBoer is 104-12.
DeBoer eventually moved into FBS football and ultimately landed at Washington in 2022, going 25-3 and taking the Huskies to the national championship game last season. He said the"great people in Tuscaloosa," and their passion for football, have"really made this transition smooth and enjoyable."
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