Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is reportedly high on Michigan’s list of candidates for its open job, after Sherrone Moore was fired for cause. The Wolverines could offer DeBoer a top-level player compensation situation between revenue sharing and NIL, and plenty of money in salary to boot.

DeBoer has made no public indication that he’s interested in the job. If he does opt to leave for Michigan or any other job, it will cost him.

According to DeBoer’s contract, obtained by AL.com via an open records request, he would be on the hook for a $4 million buyout. That’s a lot of money, but would not be a deterrent to a big-time college football program, which would likely cover the bill if one were to poach DeBoer.

The Michigan situation is not the first time this season that DeBoer’s

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