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Kalen DeBoer replaces Nick Saban at Alabama
While scrolling through Twitter (X?) following Saban's sudden retirement on Wednesday, the main idea was that you would want to be the guy who replaced the guy who replaced arguably the greatest head coach in college football history, not the guy who immediately replaced Saban.
Kalen DeBoer doesn't have those same beliefs. After leading the Washington Huskies to the national championship game, the 49-year-old, who was reportedly the top choice for the Crimson Tide, will take over at Bama and try to continue the rich, storied tradition of dominant football in Tuscaloosa that Saban is leaving behind.