A 24-year-old streak just came to an end. For the first time since 2001, the Alabama Crimson Tide opened a season with a loss. Inside Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday night, Florida State pulled off a 31-17 upset that stunned the Tide faithful. Under Kalen DeBoer , now in his second season leading the program, Alabama suddenly looked vulnerable in ways the college football world isn’t used to seeing.

Meanwhile, the numbers only paint a darker picture. This latest defeat marked DeBoer’s fourth stumble against an unranked opponent since stepping into the role. Losses to Vanderbilt , Oklahoma , and Michigan last season had already raised eyebrows, but this new one adds more fuel to the fire. To put it in perspective, Nick Saban only dropped four games to unranked teams in his

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