Year one for Kalen DeBoer as the head coach of the Alabama football team didn't go as planned. The Crimson Tide ended up narrowly missing the expanded College Football Playoff after finishing the regular season with a 9-3 record.

The Alabama Crimson Tide finished the 2024 season with a 9-4 record. That's a pretty good season for most SEC programs, but that's not the standard at Alabama (thanks to Nick Saban's brilliance). Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer,

Alabama made a huge splash when it hired Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator, reuniting the assistant with Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer. The two have worked together at the collegiate level for almost 10 years through stops at Sioux Falls,

After a year apart, Kalen DeBoer finally gets the offensive coordinator he wanted and knows best in Ryan Grubb. His former Washington offensive coordinator "returns" to Alabama after having spent last season as the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer hiring a right-hand man, Ryan Grubb, changes the dynamic of the Crimson Tide's QB competition.