There were 53 coaches who voted on the 2024 coaches poll. We took a peek at their ballots to see where they ranked Clemson and South Carolina.
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,
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,
Kalen DeBoer earned a less-than-stellar grade from ESPN for his coaching performance in his first season after taking over for Nick Saban.
South Carolina announced his signing shortly after his commitment announcement. A native of Munich, Germany, Okoronkwo signed with Alabama as a three-star prospect in December 2023. Despite Nick Saban retiring and Kalen DeBoer coming in, Okoronkwo played ...
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 .
For the fifth time since it opened, Alabama football has lost a linebacker, this time Justin Okoronkwo, to the transfer portal.
When Kalen DeBoer was introduced as Alabama football’s head coach one year ago, he did not make specific proclamations about his first season.
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.
Former Alabama linebacker Justin Okoronkwo is sticking in the SEC and transferring to South Carolina after 1 season with the Tide.
The German native committed to the Crimson Tide in July 2023, bypassing offers from South Carolina, Michigan, Penn State and Nebraska, among others. Okoronkwo played his lone season in Tuscaloosa under new Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer, compiling 14 ...
Alabama football has officially turned its gaze to the 2025 season and the upcoming Aug. 30 season opener against Florida State. But the Crimson Tide had one last look at where it stood at the end of the 2024 season.