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Kalen DeBoer to Alabama: Candidates to coach Washington next

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Four days after playing for a national championship, Washington is looking for a new coach.

Kalen DeBoer is off to Alabama after rapidly elevating Washington to elite status. DeBoer went 25-3 in two seasons with the Huskies, winning every matchup against a ranked opponent until Monday's title game loss to No. 1 Michigan. He inherited talent, supplemented it through the portal with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and others, and used a dynamic offense and a close-knit team culture to propel Washington back to the national stage.

Washington now must act quickly but intelligently to maintain its trajectory without DeBoer, and most likely several key assistants and staff members who could follow him.