In January, Nick Saban introduced he would retire from teaching. The stunning transfer led to Kalen DeBoer’s hiring.
From the second DeBoer was formally launched as the following head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, he was tasked with sustaining Saban’s success.
Alabama enters Week 5 of the faculty soccer season with a 3-0 file, and Saban praised DeBoer.
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Nick Saban walks off the sphere after it was renamed in his honor at Bryant-Denny Stadium throughout halftime of Alabama’s win over South Florida in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 7, 2024. (Gary Cosby Jr./USA At the moment Community through Imagn Photographs)
“I’ve been really impressed with him,” Saban mentioned Friday throughout an look on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
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“I think he’s maybe one of the few guys that could have done this as seamlessly as it’s been for him and the players.”
Kalen DeBoer, head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, earlier than a recreation towards the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium Sept. 14, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (John Fisher/Getty Photographs)
Saban, a seven-time nationwide championship-winning coach, additionally acknowledged the difficulties DeBoer confronted when he took over the soccer program contemplating Alabama’s historical past of success.
“He’s done a fabulous job, in my opinion, of transitioning, because this is probably one of the most difficult things, too,” Saban famous. “If you take over an unsuccessful program, everybody welcomes the change. Everybody welcomes the new hope that is created by having a new coach.
“However once you take over a profitable program, you realize, how are folks going to reply to you? And the way are you going to be accepted? And the way are the modifications you make going to be accepted?”
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer leads his team on the field before a game against Wisconsin Sept. 14, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
DeBoer took the coaching reins at Alabama after leading Washington to an appearance in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Prior to that, DeBoer coached at Fresno State for two seasons. DeBoer also had a stint with Sioux Falls and worked as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois and Eastern Michigan.
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Saban works as an analyst on ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay.” The long-running program will broadcast from Tuscaloosa Saturday ahead of the highly anticipated matchup between the second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and No. 4 Alabama.
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