Kalen DeBoer reflects on growing lore of lucky black hoodie
By Rolando Rosa
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Superheroes have capes. Kalen DeBoer has his black hoodie.
The lore continues to grow for DeBoer’s trusty overgarment, as Alabama is now 12-2 when he dons it. Even his opponent this week acknowledges the mythical powers, with Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz asking a hilarious question during Wednesday’s SEC teleconference.
During a recent appearance on the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, DeBoer reflected on the origins of the successful superstition. Also, he set the record straight on his laundry habits with the prized possession.
“It’s funny how something you’ve done for so long all of a sudden becomes a thing. I mean that’s what I’ve been comfortable with for years,” DeBoer said. “It does get washed. I promise you that. There’s been a couple of hot games in the last couple weeks.”
DeBoer even revealed that his loved ones are now pumping up the hoodie hype.
“It’s funny that it’s taken a little bit of a life there and keep the guys in my family, my daughters, they see it all,” DeBoer said. “They’re even kind of putting the pressure on me. ‘Coach you can’t let us down.’ I didn’t mean for it to be that way. It was just kind of what I was comfortable with over the years and it’s kind of taken a life of its own crazy enough.”
We’ll see how the hoodie holds up on Saturday when the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide head to Columbia to face the unbeaten and 14th-ranked Tigers (noon ET/ABC).
