Kalen DeBoer linked to Michigan job after Sherrone Moore firing
By Rolando Rosa
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The bombshell news on Wednesday that Michigan had fired head coach Sherrone Moore for engaging in an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member could have a reverberating effect for Alabama, according to multiple reports.
NBC Sports’ Nicole Auerbach quickly linked Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer to the Michigan vacancy, saying the Tide’s second-year man is the “obvious top name” for the Wolverines in their search.
CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello also linked DeBoer to Michigan. He went on to claim that DeBoer could be intrigued by Michigan after not having any interest in the Penn State job.
“His name was surfacing at Penn State. There was no interest there on his part but Michigan could be a job that very much maybe piques his interest as maybe something to listen to,” Marcello said Wednesday on CBS Sports HQ. “Especially if there’s an early-round exit in the College Football Playoff. But I must urge, it’s so very, very early in all this. This job will attract plenty of attention from a big candidate.”
The 51-year-old DeBoer has guided Alabama to a 10-3 record this season and a first-round CFP game at Oklahoma on Dec. 19 (8 p.m. ET, ABC). Alabama is coming off a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game last Saturday.
Prior to Alabama, DeBoer was most recently a head coach at Fresno State (2020-2021) and Washington (2022-2023). He guided the Huskies to the CFP title game in 2023, which was a 34-13 loss to the Jim Harbaugh-led Michigan Wolverines.
DeBoer coached at Eastern Michigan from 2014-16. He was also the offensive coordinator at Indiana in 2019.
