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Jul 17, 2019; Birmingham, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban speaks with ESPN during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency-Birmingham. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
During an appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday afternoon, former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban talked about the transition for first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Saban joined McAfee from Austin ahead of Saturday’s top-5 showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns. Among other things, Saban remained complimentary of DeBoer and said that the coach had to be himself and do things his own way.
“I do think that this is a tough transition for Kalen, any time you take over a successful program,” Saban said. “I don’t want to be judgmental about what they do because I think he has to do what he does his way. He can’t be me. He can’t try to be somebody that he isn’t.”
DeBoer came to Tuscaloosa after a successful two-year coaching stint in Seattle with the Washington Huskies, a team he led to the College Football Playoff National Championship last season.
Before Washington, DeBoer coached at Fresno State for two seasons (2020-21) and guided the Bulldogs to a 10-win campaign in 2021 and an appearance in the New Mexico Bowl before accepting the Washington job.
Previously, as head coach at Sioux Falls at the NAIA level, DeBoer led the program to three national championships in five seasons from 2005-09.
“I think the guy has been successful, and I think his way will work,” Saban said of DeBoer. “I just think it’s an adjustment for a lot of the fans and the people, but I think he will win them over because he’s a good guy and he’s a good coach, and he’s got a good system and a good organization.
“I’m just trying to be supportive and helpful any way that I can so that he can make a smooth transition.”
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Publish date : 2024-10-18 20:29:22
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