With his fourth unranked loss in 14 games at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer found himself as the punchline of Week 1 in college football, and possibly, on one of the hottest seats of any coach in the country. Now, DeBoer’s $60+ million buyout provides a measure of job security for the second-year leader of the Tide, and their 73-0 win over Louisiana Monroe was a cathartic experience at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but a Week 2 result elsewhere in the SEC may have been the most important for DeBoer.
On Saturday in Gainesville, No. 13 Florida couldn’t protect a fourth-quarter lead and fell to unranked USF 18-16.