There is a chaos scenario where Lane Kiffin doesn't choose the Ole Miss Rebels, LSU Tigers, or Florida Gators, but instead, the Alabama Crimson Tide. That same scenario would see Kalen DeBoer open that job up by bolting north for the Penn State Nittany Lions job.
AL.com's Joseph Goodman offered the off-the-wall option in the event the Auburn Tigers upset the Tide in the Iron Bowl, something that isn't being written off even by Alabama's fanbase because of the shakiness from a Week 12 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners at Bryant-Denny Stadium.