Only seven days after Nick Saban’s retirement, athletic director Greg Byrne was scrambling to find a replacement for the head coach position at the University of Alabama before the team disintegrated. And in less than 49 hours, he hired Kalen DeBoer, the hottest rising coach in college football.
A few players, including starting wide receiver Isaiah Bond, left the Tide for the newly available transfer portal; however, Bond was previously thought to be close to leaving for greater money before Saban resigned.
While Tyler Booker, Jalen Milroe, and team captain Malachi Moore have all publicly endorsed the new coach and stated a desire to work with him, the remaining players have primarily been depth players.
After an incredible first season, Downs is unquestionably the finest player on Alabama’s squad and has the brightest prospects going forward. Downs is reported to be likely headed to Georgia for whatever reason—money, or a desire to follow former DB Travarius Robinson. With the exception of senior Malachi Moore, Alabama’s secondary has been decimated by the losses of Terrion Arnold, Jaylen Key, and Kool-Aid McKinstry from the NFL draft, in addition to the recent additions of Trey Amos and Caleb Downs. Bravo to the ‘Chi for remaining loyal.
Coach DeBoer will probably add more defensive backs to the group during the upcoming portal window, but for the time being Alabama (together with Washington) is the test team for the transfer portal’s first team to open the
The former 5-star’s first season with the Tide wasn’t easy. In the year with the most sacks under Nick Saban, he surrendered a team-high sack total, yet he occasionally showed signs of being a five-star player.
This move might be better described as a square peg in a round hole; Coach DeBoer’s offensive line at Washington was lighter and more maneuverable than Proctor’s 360-pound frame; also, Proctor’s first season saw far more promise than actual performance. Nonetheless, the entire college football community is joining in the celebration because it appears as though Alabama lost another starting and 5-star player. For the time being. At least until April, when the following transfer portal window opens, and Alabama
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