Chuck Morrell, a former Washington co-defensive coordinator, worked closely with the Crimson Tide linebackers this season as an analyst.

One local sports talk radio host believes Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer will bring back his offensive guru to Tuscaloosa this offseason.

Calling for DeBoer to get fired after a 9-4 season in year one is simply irrational. Even for a fan base that’s used to being in the College Football Playoff like Alabama. Winning is hard and the way college football is now only makes it harder.

Jalen Milroe and Tyler Booker are confident in the direction the program is heading under the leadership of DeBoer.

Although DeBoer’s season wasn’t the worst first year for a Crimson Tide coach, it snapped a streak of 10-win seasons. Alabama had won at least 10 games for 16 straight seasons. The last time the Crimson Tide didn’t win 10 games was in 2007, Saban’s first year.

DeBoer left Raymond James Stadium tied for the most wins as a first-year Alabama football coach in school history, tying Frank Thomas' nine wins in 1931.

Washington improved. It won 14 games in 2023, beating Texas again in the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl before losing to Michigan in the CFP national championship game. Days later, DeBoer was named as Nick Saban's successor with Alabama football.

Alabama went into the ReliaQuest Bowl as 16.5-point favorites over Michigan on Tuesday. But three early turnovers proved to be too big for the Crimson Tide as t

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer sees the 2024 season differently than most of the Crimson Tide's loudest critics.