Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer isn't on the "hot seat" entering the 2025 college football season, though that could quickly change if things trend south in Tuscaloosa next fall. DeBoer had a fairly decent debut season at Alabama by most standards.

It might not mean much once the ball is kicked off in a little more than eight months now, but for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football, seeing the coach wrapped up in rumors about how long he might last in Tuscaloosa does little to help the coach's ability to rebuild the program after a disappointing 9-4 finish.

Although DeBoer’s season wasn’t the worst first year for a Crimson Tide coach, it snapped a streak of 10-win seasons. Alabama had won at least 10 games for 16 straight seasons. The last time the Crimson Tide didn’t win 10 games was in 2007, Saban’s first year.

Alabama football season is in the books with four losses, and Crimson Tide fans brought plenty of opinions to the season-ending mailbag.

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer had every reason to play backup QB Ty Simpson in a ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan. He explains why he never did.

DeBoer left Raymond James Stadium tied for the most wins as a first-year Alabama football coach in school history, tying Frank Thomas' nine wins in 1931.

Alabama went into the ReliaQuest Bowl as 16.5-point favorites over Michigan on Tuesday. But three early turnovers proved to be too big for the Crimson Tide as t

Washington improved. It won 14 games in 2023, beating Texas again in the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl before losing to Michigan in the CFP national championship game. Days later, DeBoer was named as Nick Saban's successor with Alabama football.

When the close struck 0:00 at Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Eve, not only did it mark the end of the ReliaQuest Bowl

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer stands to lose a lot if the Crimson Tide were to miss the College Football Playoff again in 2025.