The fall from grace in Tuscaloosa needs to be studied. Alabama’s strutting into the 2025 season ranked No. 8, talking big about redemption after going 9-4 in 2024 under Kalen DeBoer ‘s debut season. The next, they’re leaving Tallahassee in shambles, bullied 31–17 by Florida State and looking more like a lost program than the dynasty Nick Saban built. Despite their 77-0 shut-down dub against LA Monroe, fans are fed-up, the pollsters slammed them down to No. 21, and now a former Alabama center is flat-out suggesting the Tide locker room ain’t rocking with Kalen DeBoer at all. That’s a problem bigger than any scoreboard.

The breaking point came quick. After an offseason of “redemption era” chatter, in week 1 of college football, Bama defense was getting diced by dual-threat QB Tommy Castel

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