Before the NIL era began, Alabama football seemed almost untouchable. Alabama in 2012, Alabama in 2013, someone else in 2014, and then Alabama again in 2016, and so on. The Crimson Tide had future Hall of Famers sitting on the bench. The number of first-rounders Nick Saban produced before NIL was downright insane. So, when reporters recently asked current Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer which former Tide player he’d love to coach in 2025, he faced a tough decision, choosing the best of an era overflowing with elite talent.
On October 15th, in the Hey Coach show, when DeBoer was asked which former Bama player he would most love to coach. Kalen DeBoer hesitated for a bit. Kalen DeBoer said, “This is very… trouble,” and did the UNO reverse on the reporter, asking, “What do you t