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What Kalen DeBoer needs to do to position himself for this award at Alabama

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It has not been thee prettiest 5-1 start for the University of Alabama, but Kalen DeBoer has the football program at No. 7 nationally through six games.

Alabama has not played its best football through 10 quarters from the second half versus Georgia to the South Carolina game; however, the Crimson Tide can turn it around Saturday against Tennessee. Coach DeBoer wanted the challenge of being Nick Saban’s successor in his decision to leave Washington for Tuscaloosa, Ala. He now has the responsibility of having to prepare players each week for a fight in the Southeastern Conference. DeBoer has started to recognize he is no longer in the Pac-12, yet he’s made the watchlist for the Paul W.