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The Alabama Crimson Tide could be in uncharted territory ahead of the 2025 college football season : They may be flying under the radar.

Ranked No. 8 in the first AP Top 25 poll and priced around that same range on the betting board, Alabama is being overlooked in favor of the likes of Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, and Penn State as we head into Week 1.

The main reason for the skepticism is easy to suss out. This is Year 2 of Kalen DeBoer’s tenure, and since he’s not Nick Saban, there are a lot of doubters that the former Washington head coach can handle the heat in Tuscaloosa.

DeBoer and Alabama will try to quiet the doubter

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