Speculation continued to surround the future of Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer in the prelude to Friday’s College Football Playoff first-round matchup between DeBoer’s Crimson Tide and the Oklahoma Sooners (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN), with ESPN’s Pete Thamel reporting that Michigan is in pursuit of DeBoer despite his reiterated desire to stay in Tuscaloosa.
Former Tide coach Nick Saban chimed in on the set of College GameDay shortly after Thamel’s segment, saying that no one at Alabama wants DeBoer to depart for the Wolverines.
“Kalen DeBoer has the total and complete support of the University of Alabama,” Saban said. “They want him to be the coach at Alabama. Maybe they can get him to Michigan. I don’t know.”
DeBoer, 54, is 19-7 in 2 seasons at Alabama – including a 10-3 record in 2025. His overall coaching record in 11 seasons at Sioux Falls, Fresno State, Washington and Alabama is 123-19.
Michigan fired coach Sherrone Moore for cause Dec. 10 amid a scandal involving a subordinate that also caused Moore to be arrested. The Wolverines are 2 seasons removed from winning the College Football Playoff national title – a perfect 15-0 season that included an overtime victory against Alabama in the CFP semifinals that proved to be Saban’s final game on the Alabama sideline and a title-game win against DeBoer’s Washington team.
Saban still holds a position as advisor and analyst in the Alabama athletic department, in addition to his job on ESPN’s College GameDay.
Reports @PeteThamel on @CollegeGameDay: "Sources tell me that Michigan officials remain convicted that they want to attempt to hire Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer. The result of tonight's game is going to factor heavily into that pursuit, as an Alabama loss would make the…
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) December 19, 2025Nick Saban says Kalen DeBoer has ‘total and complete support’ at Alabama amid Michigan speculation Saturday Down South.
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