He may have signed a massive eight-year deal that carries a $60+ million buyout, but from the perspective of many Alabama fans, Kalen DeBoer entered Year 2 on the hot seat after winning just nine games in Year 1. Then, DeBoer’s team went out and laid a total egg in the season opener at Florida State.
The calls for DeBoer to lose his job intensified with his fourth loss to an unranked opponent across his first 14 games in Tuscaloosa, but just two weeks later, it seems he’s starting to get a bit of breathing room heading into the bye.