Two years removed from Nick Saban's final game, Kalen DeBoer has Alabama back in the Rose Bowl and he recognizes that his predecessor had a big hand in that success.
Nick Saban’s final game as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide came at the Rose Bowl two years ago. Now, in Kalen DeBoer’s second season at the helm, Saban’s successor has the Tide back in Pasadena for the College Football Playoff semifinal, and DeBoer recognizes that he wouldn’t be there without Saban’s impact during his 17 seasons in Tuscaloosa, and the one he continues to make after his retirement.