Kalen DeBoer acknowledged the obvious.

“This week is crazy,” Alabama football’s coach said of the seven day stretch that will include the Iron Bowl and the SEC championship game, with the early signing period for the 2026 recruiting class wedged in between then.

Couple that with coach turnover around the country, not to mention the standard things that pop up while running a football program, and it’s a hectic time. However, DeBoer said he thought the way the recruiting calendar works now is better than prior days.

“I like now much better than I did when it was in February,” DeBoer said. “Because a lot of the times in January, you were just really, I don’t want to sound– babysitting really. Guys, trying to get them to just stay committed. And I think now, at least you know who your i

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