The 2024 college football season ended Monday night with Ohio State defeating Notre Dame in Atlanta. The Buckeyes finished as the unanimous No. 1 team in the final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, which was released on Tuesday,

ESPN's Adam Rittenberg initially graded Alabama's hiring of DeBoer an A-, noting his down-to-earth personality and track record. But after leading the Tide to their worst season (9-4) since Saban's first season in 2007, DeBoer received a dismal C- in review .

Alabama football landed at No. 17 in the final coaches poll top 25 of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide finished off Kalen DeBoer’s first season 9-4 after losing the ReliaQuest Bowl to Michigan. Five coaches left UA out of the top 25 entirely. DeBoer, also a voter in the poll, put his team a bit higher than the average.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer doesn't have confidence from the national media about the 2025 season.

When Kalen DeBoer was introduced as Alabama football’s head coach one year ago, he did not make specific proclamations about his first season.

With the Buckeyes (14-2 overall) atop the final US LBM Coaches Poll, released Tuesday, the Alabama Crimson Tide and first-year coach Kalen DeBoer finished No. 17 — one spot ahead of Miami Hurricanes (10-3) at No. 18 and one spot below the Illinois Fighting Illini (10-3) at No. 16.

ESPN revealed their grades for 2024 first-year head coaches and they weren't too kind to Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer, who replaced Nick Saban as the Crimson Tide's head coach in early 2024,

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer and UGA's Kirby Smart had agendas while deciding where to rank Tennessee in the US LBM Coaches Poll.