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A person with direct knowledge of the talks tells The Associated Press that Alabama is negotiating with Washington coach Kalen DeBoer and is close to hiring him as the replacement for Nick Saban. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a deal was not completed or announced yet. The 49-year-old DeBoer is a former NAIA coach who led Washington to the national championship game in just his second season. DeBoer would replace Saban, who announced his retirement Wednesday after leading the Crimson Tide to six national championships in 17 seasons.
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Iconic coach Nick Saban is retiring after leading Alabama to sixnational titles in 17 seasons and winning another at LSU. The 72-year-old Saban, who restored a program once ruled over by Bear Bryant to the top of the college football world since taking over in 2007. His decision was first reported by ESPN. Saban led the Crimson Tide to eight Southeastern Conference championship and six national titles.
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The Heisman Trophy race is looking wide open for 2024. Heading into next season there are fewer obvious candidates for an award that has been dominated by quarterbacks. Among those to watch: Alabama's Jalen Milroe, Georgia's Carson Beck and former Oklahoma and UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who plans to play a sixth season of college football at Oregon.
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No. 11 Alabama sits atop the Southeastern Conference West as the division’s only undefeated team in league play. The Crimson Tide had a 15-game streak in this rivalry snapped with a 52-49 loss in Knoxville last season. No.. 17 Tennessee controls its own destiny in the SEC East if the Volunteers can win out.
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Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third, and No. 11 Alabama survived a second-half Arkansas rally in a 24-21 victory. The Crimson Tide blew most of a 24-point third-quarter lead before summoning a big final drive to keep KJ Jefferson and the Razorbacks offense off the field at the end.
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Jalen Milroe passed for a career-high 321 yards and Jermaine Burton caught two touchdown passes as No. 11 Alabama beat Texas A&M 26-20 on Saturday to take control of the SEC West. Burton had nine catches for 197 yards for the Crimson Tide.
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The Texas A&M Aggies insist that they’re treating Saturday’s visit by No. 11 Alabama the same as any other game. Even so, it’s impossible for them to ignore the fact that a win over the Crimson Tide would give them a big push as they aim for their first SEC West title since joining the league in 2012.
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Nick Saban says "the future is now" for Alabama to fix the issues that reared their heads in a loss to Texas. The 10th-ranked Crimson Tide tumbled seven spots in the rankings after that 34-24 loss. It was the earliest defeat of Saban's 16-plus years in Tuscaloosa.
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Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead number eleven ranked Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention.
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Alabama defensive back Tony Mitchell said he feared his football career was over after his arrest on a drug charge.The Crimson Tide freshman said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he knew "something much bigger could have happened."