When coaches join new college programs, should they be themselves or should they acclimate to their new university? New Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is learning that fans have certain expectations for their head football coach.
DeBoer was given the impossible task of filling Nick Saban’s shoes when the legendary football coach hung up his whistle at the end of the 2023 season. DeBoer was brought in from the University of Washington after he led the Huskies to an appearance in the National Championship Game.
He and Washington lost to the Michigan Wolverines, but DeBoer had amassed a 24-3 record over just two seasons with the Huskies and 12-6 in two years at Fresno State prior to that…