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It’s understandable that the recent departure of Alabama football’s here-today, gone-tomorrow offensive coordinator, Ryan Grubb, generated some hand-wringing in the UA fan base. He directed one of the most potent attacks in the country at Washington the last two years, despite inheriting an offense that ranked a dismal 114th out of 130 FBS teams in 2021. He did well enough after the first of those two seasons to catch the attention of Nick Saban, who explored hiring Grubb to replace Bill O’Brien.
But when he took the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator job last week, did he really take the magic with him?
For now, consider the magic Kalen DeBoer’s.
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Alabama’s new head coach deserves that presumption entering his first season with the Crimson Tide, and by extension, his decision to tap tight ends coach Nick Sheridan as OC deserves the benefit of the doubt.
DeBoer hired Grubb as an offensive line coach at multiple coaching stops before Grubb got his first shot to run the show. Before they ever got together, DeBoer’s 2006 Sioux Falls team ran the table at 14-0 for an NAIA national title. The last time DeBoer and Grubb were separated, in 2019, DeBoer was Indiana’s OC and directed the third-best offense in the Big Ten. That would be expected at a marquee Big Ten program like Ohio State. But it’s a real feat at IU, particularly considering that quarterback Michael Penix Jr. played in just six games due to injuries.
Just as Saban, as a coach with a background vested in defense, had a hands-on approach at Alabama on that side of the ball, so too will DeBoer be hands-on offensively.
It’s his show, after all. With…
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2024-02-16 19:48:49
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