Legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban retired at the end of last season, and Kalen DeBoer is now the Crimson Tide’s head coach. Saban’s final season at Alabama did not end with a national championship, as they fell in the College Football Playoff semifinals to Michigan, who went on to win it all. Nonetheless, it was one of Saban’s most remarkable coaching efforts with the Crimson Tide, and they ended Georgia’s chances of a national title three-peat by defeating them in the SEC championship game.
At the beginning of last season, it didn’t look like Alabama football was going to have a great year. They lost by 10 points at home against Texas in week two for Nick Saban’s worst ever home loss with the Crimson Tide, and they had quarterback issues for the first time in what seemed like forever. The fact that Saban turned things around and got his team into the College Football Playoff after winning the SEC was extremely impressive.
