It has been a couple of month since Nick Saban introduced his retirement as coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. The mud is starting to settle in Tuscaloosa, revealing that Saban’s successor has an opportunity to maintain the dynasty rolling alongside.
In his first month on the helm, head coach Kalen DeBoer has accomplished what many thought unimaginable: maintain a strong recruiting class and roster in place.
Sure, the Tide misplaced stars like Caleb Downs and Isaiah Bond to the switch portal, however DeBoer in flip landed (or retained) prime transfers like cornerback Domani Jackson from USC and defensive lineman LT Overton from Texas A&M, in addition to three gifted gamers who beforehand have been with DeBoer in Washington.
Add within the re-commitment of five-star extensive receiver Ryan Williams and the lack of solely two recruits to different faculties and you have nonetheless obtained an uber-talented group able to competing for convention championships and possibly even the nationwide title as soon as once more.
As proof, simply take a look at the up to date recruiting rankings by On3, which nonetheless has the Tide’s class at No. 2 in the country, trailing solely perennial rival Georgia.
To be honest, the teaching change made this an irregular recruiting cycle for Alabama, and subsequent season, DeBoer will probably be main the cost, not simply shoring up a Saban-recruited class. However to his credit score, DeBoer jumped in on quick discover this season, and he and his employees saved collectively a gifted roster and landed a top in-state talent in Williams in an unfamiliar panorama.
The most important query that continues to be is whether or not this group can mix new faces and skilled expertise to work collectively in a brand new system, and that will not be evident till the season kicks off in September.
However to this point, DeBoer has accomplished an efficient Nick Saban impression in roster constructing. If he can do the identical on the sphere, extra titles might be on the way in which.