We did not see this a lot in 17 years under Nick Saban, but Kalen DeBoer has made it part of his culture for Alabama football.
DeBoer’s coaching staff has made it a priority to enhance the brotherhood of the team.
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Players are having meals with coaches after practice, especially Sunday dinners. These coaches have opened their homes and personal lives to the athletes, and it’s made players feel more comfortable about the staff. Guys love playing for coaches they can trust, and DeBoer has a staff everyone enjoys being around. Coaches such as Maurice Linguist, Courtney Morgan, Robert Gillespie, Freddie Roach, Christian Robinson, and Jay Nunez shared photos via X of having dinner with their position unit.
Squad ⬆️ @PlayerProMorgan 💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/a6bKLagx4H
— Maurice Linguist (@CoachMoLinguist) August 18, 2024
Sunday at the Crib with The Bama Backs🙏🏽. Great fellowship and laughs. Psalms 133 pic.twitter.com/UWwcqAC369
— Robert Gillespie (@BAMACoachG) August 18, 2024
The Fellas!
RTR! pic.twitter.com/U2AtRVrOxs— Coach Freddie Roach (@freddierch8) August 18, 2024
Family Lunch after Sunday Service! #RollTide pic.twitter.com/QJBIeLvtot
— Christian Robinson (@crob45) August 18, 2024
A Sunday full of grace, family, breaking bread, and nerf gun battles!! @AlabamaFTBL pic.twitter.com/i55LK5O2Ix
— Jay Nuñez (@nunez_jay) August 18, 2024
Alabama is now 12 days from its season opener and home opener versus Western Kentucky on Saturday, August 31.
Fans are ready to rock inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, but they are loving the team’s chemistry right now.
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Stephen M. Smith is the senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
