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Kalen DeBoer surprises veteran Alabama specialist with a scholarship ahead of 2024 season

He inherited reliable specialists and acquired one from the NCAA transfer portal, but Kalen DeBoer may arguably have the nation’s best group on special teams at the University of Alabama.

Nick Saban brought joy to names such as Carson Tinker, Cole Mazza, Levi Wallace, Jamey Mosely, and others that arrived as walk-ons to the Crimson Tide but emerged with an athletic scholarship. Coach DeBoer decided to surprise a veteran long snapper for Alabama this week in fall practice. Kneeland Hibbett has continued the Tide’s consistency at the position, following in the footsteps of Tinker, Mazza, and Scott Meyer.