Unavailable for the Alabama Crimson Tide's win at Kentucky, could the 2026 season debut of Noah Rogers and AK Dear come this upcoming Saturday against Florida State?
After missing Week 2, Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer updated the status of both Monday afternoon during his Week 3 press conference, as well as a few other Crimson Tide players currently dealing with injuries.
Among those was also Michael Carroll, Alabama's starting right guard who missed the Kentucky game, his first of the season.
"Michael, we'll continue to work with him," DeBoer said. "I feel confident that we'll get there, and we'll just kind of see how the week goes, but I think he's heading in a good direction, and we hope to get him back."
"AK, making good progress. I think he was getting closer towards the end of the week. Again, reset, and we'll see where he's at today and then tomorrow get out there hopefully more on the practice field. He was doing some light practice, doing some things with us last week already. So, I think he expects, and his mindset's been awesome with what he had injury-wise too, just the recovery and the response, his mindset's helped him come back even quicker."

#week #kentucky

Alabama football is getting more healthy by the day.
Alabama offensive lineman Michael Carroll, who missed the Kentucky win Saturday, Sept. 12 with an undisclosed injury, will continue to work with the intention of playing against Florida State, DeBoer said.
"I feel confident that we'll get there. We'll just kind of have to see how the week goes, but I think it's heading in the right direction," DeBoer said. "Hope to get him back."
Running back AK Dear, DeBoer said, is "making good progress" in recovering from a lower-body injury. Dear was doing light practice late last week before Kentucky. Dear has not appeared in a game in 2026.
"His mindset's been awesome with what he had injury wise to just the recovery and response," DeBoer said. "His mindset's helped him come back even quicker."

#injury #kentucky #week

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Even with significant roster turnover, Alabama has high hopes after coach Kalen DeBoer led the Crimson Tide to the national quarterfinals last season.
Receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, known as Ryan Williams his first two years, is back as potentially one of the nation's most explosive receivers. He's the only returning offensive starter for the Crimson Tide. Keelon Russell won the starting quarterback job in fall camp and will replace Ty Simpson.
Linebacker Yhonzae Pierre is back to lead what should be a stout defense. He led Alabama with 14.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks and nine quarterback pressures last season. Zabien Brown, the team's top cornerback, had two interception returns for touchdowns a year ago.
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Alabama will have a new face under center at quarterback this year, as Ty Simpson is now in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams. To replace him, head coach Kalen DeBoer has turned to sophomore Keelon Russell.
The sophomore competed with senior quarterback Austin Mack for the starting job, but will be the Tide's Week 1 starter against East Carolina.
Let's take a look at what Russell brings to the Tide and see how he might do in his first season as Alabama's starter.
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College football is back in full swing, and it all begins on Thursday night. As for the SEC in particular, there will be one game on Thursday and one game on Friday, before you can see every SEC team play on Saturday — along with Sunday.
In this weekly prediction, we are going to preview three games, and then do a quick-hit style for the remaining games. Here is how we see every game shaping up this weekend for SEC teams.
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Aug. 17, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell (12) throws at practice for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Alabama enters the game as a four-touchdown favorite, but there are a lot of reasons to see the Crimson Tide on Saturday. While they might not say it, Kalen DeBoer needs to impress this season, and he will be relying on young QB Keelon Russell to get him victories.

#keelon #Football

Kalen DeBoer has Alabama football's initial plan for the return game on both punts and kickoffs.
The Crimson Tide coach said Alabama plans to run "a combination of" wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, running back Trae'Shawn Brown, defensive back Dijon Lee Jr. and wide receiver Rico Scott at kickoff and punt return in 2026.
"There's some other guys in our kickoff return that are back there that can rotate in as well, but those are the guys you want to have touching the football," DeBoer said on the SEC Football Coaches Media Teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Lee had two punt returns for 32 yards in 2025, while Scott had three kickoff returns for 35 yards.
Cole Adams, who transferred to Vanderbilt, was Alabama's leading punt returner in 2025. Lotzeir Brooks was Alabama's leading kickoff returner.

#punt #scott #Football

Kalen DeBoer quieted some outside skepticism about him last season by leading Alabama to its first College Football Playoff appearance in the post-Nick Saban era.
The Crimson Tide not only reached the CFP, but also secured a first-round road victory over SEC rival Oklahoma. That success was rewarded this offseason when Alabama handed DeBoer a new seven-year contract that keeps him in Tuscaloosa through 2033, making him the third-highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY's salaries database.
So, as the 11th-ranked Crimson Tide enter the 2026 season, is DeBoer facing any hot seat chatter? ESPN's Paul Finebaum believes it's not out of the question.
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Per Yea Alabama, the Alabama Crimson Tide have finalized kicking roles ahead of the 2026 college football season.
A competition Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer recently described as "extremely competitive," Conor Talty will serve as the Crimson Tide's field goal kicker this fall, as well as handle extra points. Lorcan Quinn, a transfer from Marshall who was competing with Talty during fall camp, will handle kickoffs.
Talty is entering his fourth season at Alabama, as well as his second as the Crimson Tide's primary field goal kicker. As a junior last fall, Talty made 16-of-23 field goals attempted for the Crimson Tide, while also a perfect 48-of-48 on extra points.
Quinn, a sophomore, joined the Crimson Tide this offseason following a season at Marshall where he was one of the Sun Belt's top kickers a year ago, leading the conference with 21 made field goals on 26 attempts.
Alabama will open the 2026 season at home this upcoming Saturday, Sept. 5, against East Carolina. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC.

#tide #marshall

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The former Elite 11 winner was battling veteran QB Austin Mack for the coveted role as HC Kalen DeBoer starting signal caller, and has now officially secured the starting job. Keep in mind DeBoer's last three quarterbacks were NFL Draft picks, with Michael Penix Jr. and Ty Simpson being selected in the top 13.
I had the opportunity to watch Keelon closely at the Elite 11 Finals, and also spoke with his personal QB coach at length about his traits. Perhaps most importantly, his QB coach said Russell's football mind and ability to process is the most developed he has ever seen out of a high school QB. That's music to my ears, and with Russell locked into the starting job, he is an incredible value considering he's been selected outside the top 20 of P4 quarterbacks up until this point. He's a certifiable steal where he's being drafted and has league-winning upside.
The Freaks List honoree has been in the lab working hard this offseason, as Scott reportedly beefed up to 223 pounds while running a jaw-dropping 4.35s 40-yard dash. NC State plays one of the easiest P4 schedules in the country, dodging ACC heavyweights Clemson, Miami, SMU and Notre Dame (honorary ACC school). He takes over the full starting job from the departed Hollywood Smothers and I expect him to eclipse Smothers' commendable 15.7 fantasy PPG. Scott has sky-scraping upside and should approach the rare pantheon of 20 PPG college fantasy football running backs this season.

#league #scott

Former Teen Mom 2 star Adam Lind was spotted for the first time in nearly a year.
Lind, 37, appeared in a photo shared on Instagram by a mystery woman named Hayley on Friday, August 21. The two posed for a selfie at the Days of '76 Rodeo in Deadwood, South Dakota.
While her relationship to the former reality star remains unclear, fans were quick to notice that Lind's ex Chelsea Houska DeBoer liked the photo, and follows the woman on Instagram.
Chelsea, 34 — who welcomed daughter Aubree with her ex during season 2 of MTV's 16 & Pregnant in September 2009 — shared a photo of herself, Aubree and a friend to her Instagram Story with the caption "10/10 day."
A screenshot was later shared by a fanpage TeenMomTrashTalk alongside the selfie of Lind and Hayley, seemingly hinting that the friend is the same woman in both photos.

#shared #hayley #Chelsea #aubree

Keelon Russell is Alabama football's starting quarterback.
Russell, the highest-rated recruit in Alabama football history, per 247Sports' composite rankings and the first five-star quarterback in the Kalen DeBoer era, separated himself from the pack, beating Austin Mack for first-team reps. And DeBoer is excited to see what Russell can do.
"He continues to feel comfortable with this offense, command of the offense, execution," DeBoer said after Alabama's fall camp practice Monday, Aug. 24. "He's done a better job, with more and more reps, as you'd expect, taking care of the football. Balancing that with the ability to just be explosive not be too conservative."
It's poise, DeBoer said of Russell. It's Russell's production and his personal expectation of what the Crimson Tide offense is and what his role is in this offense. It's what DeBoer predicted of Russell out of Duncanville High School in Texas where he amassed 7,444 passing yards, completing 71.3% of his 586 pass attempts and 97 career touchdowns.
"Big moments never seemed too big for him," DeBoer said. "The guys believe in him. He has a voice out there. He's not afraid to speak up and be vocal, and I think that's even more so now that he's been named the starting quarterback. You just feel, when he's out there yelling out calls, trying to get guys lined up, pulling them in, whatever the situation is. It's him and the guys all beloeve in him and they are going to do what he says.

#deboer #offense #Football #reps

Texas A&M's 2026 season opener vs. Missouri State on Saturday, Sept. 5, is just two weeks away, and after a dozen preseason practices, third-year coach Mike Elko and his staff, now including first-year OC Holmon Wiggins and DC Lyle Hemphill, should feel pretty confident that the revamped 2026 roster is ready for the new season, especially redshirt quarterback Marcel Reed.
The Aggies' new nine-game SEC schedule, which includes five brutal road matchups vs. LSU, Missouri, Alabama, South Carolina, and Oklahoma, will more than likely determine if Mike Elko can lead his team back to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season after losing to eventual national runner-up Miami in the first round.
Texas A&M could enter the Week 8 road battle vs. Alabama in Tuscaloosa at 6-1 or 7-0 based on the Aggies' favorability in earlier matchups, while Marcel Reed, who is entering his second full starting season, holds a slight advantage under center, but on Saturday, Alabama's starting quarterback battle came to a close, as former five-star and redshirt sophomore QB Keelon Russell has reportedly won the job.
On paper, this could be a low-scoring game given both teams' deep secondaries, which can prevent explosive passing plays, and the pressure on Reed and Russell to make efficient throws and move the chains, and based on Alabama's early schedule vs. East Carolina, Kentucky, Florida State, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, and Tennessee, will Keelon Russell still be the starter by then?
My guess? Yes, based on his high NFL upside and ability to make plays with his legs, providing Coach Kalen DeBoer with the most complete quarterback he's had since arriving in Tuscaloosa.

#missouri

This entire offseason, most all conversations around Alabama have been something along the lines of "They improved a few areas from 2025, but we still don't know who the QB is."
Well, now we do. And he's only a former #2 overall recruit who also happens to be the highest ranked recruit that Alabama has ever signed.
Keelon Russell has been named Alabama's starting quarterback ahead of the 2026 football season, BamaOnLine has learned. Multiple national reports and Yea Alabama also confirmed it.
Russell, a sophomore, has competed with senior Austin Mack all offseason. But the former began to pick up steam toward the end of spring practice. Mack was limited by an injury, and Russell had a strong showing throughout the week leading up to the A-Day scrimmage. He then had a big day throwing the ball, completing 21-of-33 passes for 240 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in front of the spring crowd that gathered at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
During Alabama's two preseason scrimmages in August, Russell continued to impress those who were in attendance. Buzz about him likely being named the Tide's starting quarterback picked up prior to the second and final scrimmage, and while head coach Kalen DeBoer did not tip his hand to reporters, Russell was ultimately named the UA starter over the weekend.

#recruit #starting #spring

"OVER-RATED!" We've all heard the chant from the college football student sections as they look to heckle a visiting player or team. Sometimes, it's simply inaccurate and only serves to motivate the party in question, but other times, it's just correct.
Whether it be prior performance, name recognition, or splashy offseason "gets," some teams end up with a much higher public perception than their actual ability level, and end up, dare we say, overrated.
Here are the top-4 overrated teams heading into the 2026 season. Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
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Jan 1, 2026; Pasadena, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen Deboer looks on before the 2026 Rose Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff against the Indiana Hoosiers at Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

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The Alabama Crimson Tide's ranking in the 2026 college football preseason AP Poll Top 25 has been revealed.
Released on Monday afternoon, Alabama is ranked as the nation's No. 13 team entering the 2026 season. Alabama is the seventh-highest ranked SEC team to begin the year, trailing Georgia (No. 3), Texas (No. 5), Texas A&M (No. 8), Ole Miss (No. 9), Oklahoma (No. 10), and LSU (No. 11). The SEC had nine teams ranked overall.
Monday's preseason poll also marks the first time Alabama is ranked outside of the Top 10 nationally to begin the year since 2008. Last season, Alabama was ranked No. 8 in the preseason.
Alabama enters the 2026 season coming off a 2025 campaign that saw the Crimson Tide reach the College Football Playoff for the first time under head coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide finished the season at 11-4 overall (7-1 SEC), falling in the CFP quarterfinals.
The Crimson Tide will officially open the 2026 season at home against East Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 5. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC.

#alabama #preseason #texas #Football

Happy Monday, everyone. In case you missed it, we learned about the severity of AK Dear's ankle injury over the weekend.
Alabama running back AK Dear is expected to miss about six weeks because of an ankle injury sustained in a preseason scrimmage, according to multiple reports.
Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said Thursday that Dear was injured in the first of two scrimmages and would be evaluated. Tests revealed the severity of the injury, 247Sports and On3 reported Friday.
That would put him in line to return somewhere around the Georgia game. EJ Crowell reportedly had a minor ankle tweak that he suffered on August 9. Hopefully we see him soon, but in the meantime less heralded freshman Trae'shawn Brown is causing a stir. As Chase Goodbread notes, hitting on those types of players is how a GM builds a reputation.
Last December, Alabama was set to make running back Javari Barnett part of its 2026 signing class. But Barnett, who had vacillated between UA and Illinois in the recruiting process, dropped UA and chose the Illini at the eleventh hour. Barnett also had offers from the likes of Penn State, Miami, Tennessee and Texas A&M, but when a player like that bails on a commitment too close to signing day, the vacancy can't always be filled by a player in similarly high demand.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama running back AK Dear is expected to miss about six weeks because of an ankle injury sustained in a preseason scrimmage, according to reports.
Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said Thursday that Dear was injured in the first of two scrimmages and would be evaluated. Tests revealed the severity of the injury, 247Sports and On3 reported Friday.
"It was unfortunate because he was having a real nice scrimmage there with the touches he got," DeBoer said.
Dear, a redshirt freshman from Mississippi, had been in the mix for the starting job to replace Jam Miller. The Crimson Tide will now turn to highly touted freshman Trae'shawn Brown, EJ Crowell and Daniel Hill. Hill led the team with six rushing touchdowns in 2025.
Dear had 140 yards rushing and three scores in five games.

#scrimmage

After returning to the College Football Playoff (CFP) a season ago, could the Alabama Crimson Tide be back playing on the sport's biggest stage in 2026?
Yes, the Crimson Tide were back in the CFP last season, doing so for the first time under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama reached the CFP Quarterfinals where they fell to eventual national champion Indiana in the Rose Bowl, and thus ended the season at 11-4 overall.
The Crimson Tide's path back to the CFP this season will be challenging yet again though, as Alabama will take road trips to Tennessee and LSU, as well as host Georgia and Texas A&M. Even despite that, Alabama is still expected to be among the SEC's top teams, and should be a CFP contender in 2026.
Similar to last season, here are is preseason prediction surrounding which teams will make the CFP this fall, as well as others such as the national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, and more.
Prediction: Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Georgia Bulldogs, Indiana Hoosiers, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders (teams listed in alphabetical order)

#season #back #georgia

This single decision will shape Alabama's season.
This decision — and its fallout — could become an inflection point for Kalen DeBoer's tenure.
This decision will be picked over and scrutinized even more than DeBoer's game-day fashion choices, and it'll matter a lot more, too.
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In theory, a starting spot in the top 10 of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll should bode well for a team's chances of concluding the season in the 12-team College Football Playoff. In practice, however, that's anything but a guarantee.
Though the expansion to 12 is still fairly recent, we need look no further than last year to see just how speculative preseason rankings can be. Of the preseason top 10 in 2025, fully half did not wind up making the playoff. That list includes preseason No. 1 Texas, as well as notable name-brand programs like Penn State, Notre Dame, Clemson and LSU.
So what could trip up this year's top 10? To be sure, they all benefit from a lofty starting point, but all will face plenty of challenges over the long fall where things could go very right or terribly wrong. Here's a look at the keys for each of the top 10 teams hoping to carve a path to the playoff.
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#well

For the better part of two years, it has felt like every conversation surrounding Alabama football has centered around what Kalen DeBoer isn't.
He's not Nick Saban.
He doesn't coach like Nick Saban.
He doesn't have Nick Saban's personality.
He doesn't carry himself the way Saban did on the sideline.

#deboer

Alabama's 2028 recruiting class is beginning to take shape impressively.
According to Rivals national recruiting director Steve Wiltfong, the Crimson Tide are one of the biggest early winners in the 2028 cycle after landing another major commitment over the weekend. With three commitments already in July and several of the nation's elite prospects heavily considering Alabama, Kalen DeBoer and his staff have positioned themselves for what could become one of the nation's top recruiting classes.
Alabama added another significant piece on Sunday when four-star linebacker Tysir Young, the nation's No. 7 linebacker, announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide.
Young joins an already impressive foundation that includes:
No. 4 quarterback Kingston Preyear

#alabama #young #already

TAMPA, Fla. — The main takeaway from Day 922 of Kalen DeBoer's tenure at Alabama was roughly the same as his first day on the job.
It's OK not to be as sure as the school that just gave him another contract extension for winning one College Football Playoff game.
After eight losses in two seasons, an all-encompassing embarrassment against Indiana 6 1/2 months ago and dozens of press conferences where he says he understands the magnitude of this challenge with an energy more befitting a philosophy professor than football coach, the existential question about Alabama football under DeBoer remains the same.
Is he really the guy?
We're not talking about living up to the standard of Nick Saban. Even for $12.5 million a year, you can't ask a man to chase a ghost.

#Football #tampa #kalen #we 're

As Kalen DeBoer took the stage at SEC Media Days on Wednesday, the uncertainty and countdown to Alabama's quarterback decision continued, with just over a month remaining until the Crimson Tide open the season.
Will DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb turn to sophomore Keelon Russell, or will veteran Austin Mack be handed the reins of the offense as Ty Simpson's successor under center?
Nick Saban may have offered his choice on July 22 while appearing on the SEC Network's coverage of SEC Media Days in Tampa.
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"I've watched this guy for two springs. He didn't play much in the fall. This guy is a talented guy who is a playmaker who can make plays, and whether he's ready to play now or not — obviously, the coaches have to determine that — he is going to be an outstanding player in the future," Saban said of Russell.

#play

After suffering an injury during the Crimson Tide's "A-Day" spring game, the status of new Alabama football wideout Noah Rogers has been one of the program's biggest storylines over the summer months.
A transfer from NC State, Rogers' status was updated Wednesday at 2026 SEC media days by Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, doing so during an interview with The Game's Ryan Fowler.
"Yeah, he's doing a great job," DeBoer said. "I think early on, when he first was injured, probably a timeline that he's surpassed. I would expect him to still miss some games early in the season, and I'm not going to set limits on what he can do as far as how quickly he can come back, we want to be smart, but he has done a phenomenal job, along with our elite training staff and medical staff, to execute the plan that was put in place. He's coming along very nicely, I guess I'll just put it that way."
The senior was one of Alabama's top portal additions during the offseason, joining the Crimson Tide following a pair of seasons at NC State. Rogers had 68 receptions for 919 yards and three touchdowns with the Wolfpack, and is a prominent name to know entering 2026, projecting as one of Alabama's top wide receivers this fall.
Others such as Ryan Coleman-Williams and Lotzeir Brooks project as Alabama's top wideouts alongside Rogers, a position group that should be loaded yet again in 2026.

#ryan

There's been no shortage of news from SEC media days. Things continue with Texas A&M football's representatives taking the stand Wednesday to answer questions.
Aggies linebacker Daymion Sanford, safety Marcus Ratcliffe and quarterback Marcel Reed join head coach Mike Elko in Tampa Bay, Fla. A&M has improved every year under Elko, winning 11 games and making the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Alabama, Florida and Ole Miss representatives will also be available. Although the Crimson Tide is not the perennial powerhouse it was under Nick Saban, head coach Kalen DeBoer returns a talented roster led by wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams. The Gators and Rebels are both under new leadership, with the former headed by Jon Sumrall and the latter by Pete Golding.
Here are live updates from SEC media days.

#coach #texas #aggies

As a quarterback battle brews in Tuscaloosa, Nick Saban sees a parallel with one of the most uncertain preseasons of his coaching career with Alabama football.
During an appearance on SEC Network on Wednesday, July 22, the legendary coach reflected on the Crimson Tide's turbulent 2015 quarterback competition, when three different QBs saw action through Alabama's first three games before Jake ***** er ultimately led the program to a national championship.
Those days are gone, and the Kalen DeBoer era has arrived. The current offense isn't loaded with weapons like Derrick Henry or Calvin Ridley, but instead returns the least amount of production in the SEC.
"We just needed a quarterback to manage the game and not mess it up, and (to) be able to throw the ball down the field and complement the great running game we have," Saban said of the 2015 situation.
While the circumstances aren't identical, Saban believes Alabama once again has multiple quarterbacks capable of winning games on its roster.

#saban

TAMPA, Fla. — From his opening salvo at SEC Media Days, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer made one intention clear heading into the 2026 season.
"We want to be able to run the football better," DeBoer said.
In 2025, running the ball could not have been much worse for the Crimson Tide. Alabama had the second worst run game in the SEC, averaging 104.13 rushing yards per game, and a league-low 3.35 yards per carry. Alabama was inconsistent in the running back room, with no back averaging more than 46 rushing yards per game and only one back averaging more than 4 yards per carry.
In 2026, DeBoer needs a successful run game. It makes offensive play calling easier. It keeps his inexperienced quarterback, whoever it may be, protected.
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#yards #crowell #season

Is Kalen DeBoer the guy for Alabama football? Heading into year three, SEC media pundit Paul Finebaum still doesn't think so.
At the SEC Football Kickoff in Tampa on Wednesday, July 22, Finebaum discussed DeBoer with Stephen A. Smith on "First Take."
Stephen A. Smith had been vocal about his disbelief in DeBoer throughout the week on "First Take," but Finebaum joined the conversation while at the SEC Football Kickoff in Tampa on Wednesday, July 22. His boldest take came moments before the Crimson Tide's coach took the podium.
"Kalen DeBoer has just made a mess out of a great situation," Finebaum declared.
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