The Alabama Crimson Tide made the biggest hire of this coaching cycle when they landed Washington’s [autotag]Kalen DeBoer[/autotag] to fill the vacancy left by [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag]. DeBoer has won everywhere he has been and is coming off a national championship appearance with the Huskies.
The fan base has responded incredibly well to DeBoer and seems to be all in on Saban’s successor.
The deal became official Friday afternoon. Within hours, DeBoer left Seattle for Tuscaloosa and arrived at 8:30 p.m. CT to a swarm of Alabama fans at the airport. The Crimson Tide faithful showed out: The crowd looked to be in the thousands. DeBoer spent a quick moment greeting the fans before he and athletic director Greg Byrne headed to Mal Moore Athletic Facility to meet with the team. His first task as the new man of the Crimson Tide will be recruiting and retaining the players currently on the roster
Jalen Milroe was one of the players seen walking into the facility screaming “Roll Tide.” After the meeting, players reportedly were yelling Roll Tide back to the fans with a strong sense of optimism.
