Kalen DeBoer is putting his spin on the new era of Alabama football by adding jersey patches to the jerseys of the Crimson Tide’s team captains.
Jalen Milroe, Tyler Booker, Malachi Moore and Deontae Lawson all sported the letter C on their jersey in DeBoer’s official debut on Saturday.
DeBoer met with media Monday and explained his reasoning behind this decision, and if he’s received any possible feedback from longtime, traditional Alabama boosters and fans.
“I haven’t because they probably hadn’t seen it or known about it until the game,” DeBoer said. “But that still hasn’t happened since. I think the tradition before, right, was more of the captains at the end of the year, so that was something that you weren’t gonna do during the season. Just kind of something that I’ve done wherever I’ve been. We have a unity group, a leadership group. I met with them real briefly here this morning and just kind of going over the whole week, the weekend, anything that they just wanted to add where they felt we were at with our mindset in particular. But then you have your captains, and I know I’ve mentioned before I thought the team did a great job. And I think it’s an honor to be a captain, and along with that, I’ve always like to have it understood through the C on the jersey, which I think is really cool for those guys to be able to wear.”
This is just another notable change that marks the beginning of the DeBoer era at Alabama.
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Personal: Trevion Ware is from Dallas, Tx, born February 16th. He is a 2018 High school graduate from Dallas Carter High School. He attended 3 colleges, Texas A&M University Commerce, Butler Community College, and The University of Louisiana at Monroe. Trevion is a former collegiate track athlete as well.
D.W. CARTER HS
Was a four-time letterwinner at D.W. Carter HS, helping his team to a Class 4A UIL state championship before graduating in 2018…As a senior in 2017-18, was part of the 4x400 meter relay champions at Texas Relays and 4x200 Class 4A State Championship relay…As a junior in 2016-17, was part of the Texas Class 4A 4x400 relay state championship and won the 4A regional championship…As a sophomore in 2015-16, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…As a freshman in 2014-15, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…Also lettered in football.
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
As a freshman in 2018-19, posted a season-best time of 50.16 in the 400 meters at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/8/18)…Qualified for the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championship…
BUTLER CC
Competed in outdoor track & field at Butler CC in El Dorado, Kansas, in 2021…Part of the NJCAA national qualifying 4x800 meter relay team, running a season-best time of 8:23.39 in the NJCAA Region VI Championships (4/29-5/1/21) …Had his best 800 time, 1:59.08, at the 2021 Tabor College Open (4/24/21)…Also competed in the 4x400 relay.
Trevion Ware is also 2 time college graduate. He college graduate from Butler Community College in 2021, with his associates degree in liberal arts. He then continued his education at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He began working in talk radio at ULM during his college career before transitioning to sports media. Trevion later went on to graduate from ULM with his Bachelors degree in mass communications in the spring of 2024. Trevion has a strong passion and drive for sports journalism. This sentiment has taken this young man far. Trevion Ware is now the newest journalist reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He will begin covering the Crimson Tide in the upcoming 2024 season! The best is truly yet to come for this young man and he will be a great asset to the TDA family/franchise.
