Kalen DeBoer reiterates plan to be Alabama football coach in 2026
By Andrew Olson
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A day after putting out an official statement about his future in Alabama, Kalen DeBoer reiterated his plan to be the head football coach of the Crimson Tide next season.
In a Monday press conference, DeBoer was asked twice by beat reporters Nick Kelly of AL.com and Charlie Potter of On3 about being Alabama‘s head coach for the 2026 season.
“Yeah, I plan on being (here), yes,” DeBoer said, laughing. “Nick, yes. Charlie, yes.”
DeBoer pointed to the statement issued via the Yea Alabama collective on Sunday.
“I put a statement out yesterday,” DeBoer said. “I just, first of all, our guys handle distractions phenomenally. It’s been that way all season long. They continue to do that. But I also knew that yesterday and today was pretty important. I wasn’t going to see you until today to address this. So that’s why I put that out there.
“A lot of the same things I said before a couple weeks ago when asked really the same question. I feel completely supported. My family loves living here. Just all the things that we continue to build on. Love the progress. Haven’t talked with anyone. No plans of talking with anyone. That’s a lot of what I said a couple weeks ago and continues to be the same thing. I feel strong about it. Our guys, if there’s been any distraction, I haven’t seen it. I haven’t felt it. So I’m really proud of the way they’ve handled whatever noise is out there. We’ve probably, all season long, have dealt with enough noise to where it doesn’t surprise me with how they handle this.”
The latest comments come as DeBoer has been linked to the coaching vacancy at Michigan. He was previously asked about being linked to the Penn State job before the SEC Championship Game (DeBoer’s “a couple weeks ago” reference). Penn State has since hired former Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell.
Kalen DeBoer gives a definite yes that he will be the coach at Alabama next year.
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