It’s an old adage in coaching that you never want to be the guy after the guy.
After working his way up the ranks from winning national titles in the NAIA to reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, however, it appears Kalen DeBoer is not a believer in such a sentiment.
The 49-year-old agreed to a deal Friday to replace the legendary Nick Saban as Alabama’s next head coach.
While that sews up a brisk search in Tuscaloosa to replace one legend, it also spins the coaching carousel up for Washington. It’s a spot that new UW athletics director Troy Dannen prepared for, but had hoped not to be in just four days after a heartbreaking loss in Houston against eventual 2023-24 national champion Michigan.
DeBoer leaves some big shoes behind for whoever winds up as his eventual successor in the loud confines of Husky Stadium. He went an incredible 25-3 on Montlake during a two-year tenure with a pair of top 10 finishes and a Pac-12 title to his name.
