TRAGIOUS NEWS FOR ALABAMA: He will not be playing

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama: Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced on Friday that Kalen DeBoer, the 2023 Associated Press, AFCA, Eddie Robinson, George Munger, Walter Camp, and Home Depot Coach of the Year winner, has been named the new football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. After playing for Washington for the previous two seasons, DeBoer arrives to Tuscaloosa.

“We are excited to welcome Kalen and Nicole DeBoer, and their daughters, Alexis and Avery, to The University of Alabama,” Byrne said. “Coach DeBoer has shown he is a victor and has led his teams to victories at each of his trips. I recently informed our staff that we will be receiving someone who is not just a

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama: Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced on Friday that Kalen DeBoer, the 2023 Associated Press, AFCA, Eddie Robinson, George Munger, Walter Camp, and Home Depot Coach of the Year winner, has been named the new football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. After playing for Washington for the previous two seasons, DeBoer arrives to Tuscaloosa

 

“We are excited to welcome Kalen and Nicole DeBoer, and their daughters, Alexis and Avery, to The University of Alabama,” Byrne said. “Coach DeBoer has shown he is a victor and has led his teams to victories at each of his trips. I recently informed our staff that we will be receiving someone who is not just a

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama—On Friday, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced the appointment of Kalen DeBoer as the new football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. DeBoer is the 2023 Associated Press, AFCA, Eddie Robinson, George Munger, Walter Camp, and Home Depot Coach of the Year winner. DeBoer comes to Tuscaloosa following two seasons of play with Washington.

“We are excited to welcome Kalen and Nicole DeBoer, and their daughters, Alexis and Avery, to The University of Alabama,” said Byrne. “Coach DeBoer has shown to be a winner by leading his squad to triumph on each of his travels. I just told our employees that we will be getting a visitor who is more than just a

\DeBoer spent two seasons at Fresno State, where he went 12-6 and guided the Bulldogs to the 2021 New Mexico Bowl, before taking over at Washington. His first position as head coach was at the University of Sioux Falls, where he was employed from 2005 to 2009 for five seasons. During that time, the team went 67-3, won three NAIA national titles, and was named Coach of the Year three times.

Michael Penix Jr., the 2023 Maxwell Award winner, and the offensive line that won the Joe Moore Award this season were both coached by DeBoer. He produced 25 first team All-Americans and three NAIA National Player of the Year winners at Sioux Falls, including running back Nick Kortan (2002), quarterbacks Lorenzo Brown (2009), and quarterback Chad Cavender (2007).

After graduating from Sioux Falls in 1998 with a secondary education degree, DeBoer achieved numerous records as a student-athlete in baseball and football. In his football career, he participated in the 1996 NAIA Division II National Championship squad and recorded 3,400 yards and 33 touchdowns on 234 career receptions, all of which at the time were school records. He also played baseball for the Cougars, setting a school record as a senior with a batting average of.520.