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.

One Tuscaloosa-based publication celebrated Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer's knowledge of championship-level football.

The Kalen DeBoer era at Alabama football rolls into Year 2. Here are the five questions that could define the 2025 season.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer has lost the narrative surrounding his Crimson Tide in the Yellowhammer State.

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.

Let’s take a look at answering that question by handing out some grades for Alabama football in year No. 1 under head coach Kalen DeBoer.

DeBoer and the Tide just missed out on the College Football Playoff and closed the year with a bummer of a loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. In the meantime, DeBoer has been trying to stem losses via the transfer portal while trying to bring in his own transfers and build his recruiting classes.

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