It only took one season without Nick Saban for a lot of "first time in a long time" things to happen. In Kalen DeBoer's debut season, Alabama lost three regular-season games for the first time since 2010, finished with less than 10 wins for the first time since 2007, and broke a 13-season streak of winning 11+ games.
A disappointing 2024 season is having consequences for the 2025 Crimson Tide. For the first time ever, Alabama didn't have a single All-SEC first-team defensive player in the preseason. That's despite the wide belief that the Crimson Tide should have one of the best defenses in the country.