DeBoer took Washington to the championship game in his second season as head coach. Is it realistic to expect the same thing at Alabama?

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's Kalen DeBoer was one of three college football coaches who ranked Tennessee at No. 7, the Volunteers' highest ranking in the year-end coaches poll. Georgia's Kirby Smart was another."No coaches were impressed by Tennessee football more than Alabama's Kalen DeBoer,

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.

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.

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.

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.