Alabama’s decision to hire Kalen DeBoer marks a significant paradigm shift in one of college football’s most storied programs. The Crimson Tide go from Nick Saban — as close to a sure thing as you can get in this sport — to a relatively young up-and-comer with just two years of head coaching experience at the power conference level.  Suffice …

At about 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nick Saban shocked the sports world and announced his retirement from college football and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Today, almost 53 hours later, Kalen Deboer is introducing himself to the Crimson Tide football team as the 28th head coach in program history. Monday night, DeBoer was in Houston, TX leading the Washington Huskies into …

Despite five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams announcing his decommitment from Alabama football on Wednesday, he is showing that Alabama is still on his radar. Williams has an official visit scheduled to the Capstone on Jan. 20 per 247Sports, and has been liking multiple posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in favor of Alabama’s hire of …

The University of Alabama has named Kalen DeBoer, head coach at the University of Washington, as its next head football coach, the school announced Friday. DeBoer succeeds the retiring Nick Saban, who announced his retirement Wednesday after a 17-year tenure at Alabama, where he won six national championships and 11 Southeastern Conference titles. DeBoer has been the head coach at …

The Giants have reportedly hit another roadblock in their search for a new special teams coordinator. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Falcons have denied the Giants permission to interview Marquice Williams. The Falcons are looking for a new head coach and the team wants to keep open the option of retaining Williams. Williams joined the Falcons as part …

Throughout the 2023 college football season, quarterback Jalen Milroe developed a distinct sign-off in postgame interviews, joyously yelling “Roll Tide!” to the camera. On Friday night, Milroe may have issued his most important call yet for Alabama football. Per numerous reports, he entered the Mal Moore Athletic Facility — where reports indicate a players-only meeting is taking place amid the …

The Titans completed a virtual interview with Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka on Friday, the team announced. They completed an interview with Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan earlier in the day. Kafka joined Andy Reid’s staff with the Chiefs in 2017 as a quality control coach. He earned a promotion to quarterbacks coach in 2018, and he held that job …

Alabama football’s recently hired coach Kalen DeBoer may not be Nick Saban, but he undoubtedly knows how to command a team. The offensive-minded coach will follow the legendary Saban in Tuscaloosa after having led the Huskies to a 14-1 regular record in 2023. That came amid a run to the College Football Playoff national championship game, where they fell to …

The Chargers completed an interview with Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, the team announced Friday. The Ravens offense ranked sixth in the NFL in yards per game (370.4), and Lamar Jackson made first-team All-Pro and is the favorite for the MVP award. Monken started his NFL coaching career in 2007 as the Jaguars’ wide receiver coach. He spent four seasons …

This is a 2019 photo of Kevin Gilbride of the Chicago Bears NFL football team. This image reflects the Chicago Bears active roster as of Thursday, May 2, 2019 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) | AP A fair amount of eyebrows were raised late last November when longtime tight ends coach Steve Clark was fired from BYU. The …

The NFL has yet to change plans for Sunday’s Steelers-Bills playoff game. However, plans could still change. On Friday night, chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT via email that the wild-card game in Buffalo remains set for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET. But McCarthy added a caveat. “We have stayed in close contact with Governor Hochul’s office regarding conditions, …

N/AKalen DeBoerThe Huskies are looking for a new head man after DeBoer was hired to replace Nick Saban at Alabama. DeBoer posted a 25-3 record and led the Huskies to the national title game this past season. Kalen DeBoer (Washington)Nick Saban (retired)DeBoer turned plenty of heads at Washington and developed a reputation as a quarterback guru. There will be a …

The Falcons completed a virtual interview with Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald for their head coaching position, the team announced Friday. It is the first completed interview in Atlanta’s search to replace Arthur Smith, who was fired Jan. 8. Macdonald, 36, has spent the past two seasons as the Ravens’ defensive coordinator after a year at the University of Michigan. …

The most pressing question on the minds of Alabama football fans following Nick Saban’s retirement on Wednesday was who could possibly replace the 17-year leader of the Crimson Tide. Now that athletic director Greg Byrne has hired Washington coach Kalen DeBoer, the next-most pressing question is how he could possibly follow behind, by many measures, the greatest coach in college …

Browns cornerback Denzel Ward received a questionable designation for Saturday’s game against the Texans after injuring his knee in practice this week. Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports Ward is expected to play. Ward was injured in Thursday’s on-field work, putting his availability in doubt. He is a key member of the league’s No. 1 defense, totaling 34 tackles, two …