In the wake of longtime head coach Nick Saban’s recent announcement of retirement, Kalen DeBoer of Washington has officially assumed leadership of the Crimson Tide.

Greg Byrne, director of UA athletics, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Kalen and Nicole DeBoer and their daughters, Alexis and Avery, to the University of Alabama.” “Coach DeBoer has shown he is a victor and has led his teams to victories at each of his stops. I recently told our team that we will have a new coach who is not only an excellent teacher with the Xs and Os, but also someone who genuinely cares about his players. I would like my sons to play for this coach, just as I would have wanted Coach Saban. We received that from Coach DeBoer.”