The Alabama Crimson Tide will look to build upon a promising 2025 campaign in 2026.
Alabama held an 11-4 record in 2025, and the Tide were widely regarded as a top team in the nation for the majority of the regular season. Head Coach Kalen DeBoer will be under immense pressure in year three, and Alabama as a whole will now need to play at an even higher level in 2026 after last season’s success.
Legendary Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban recently took a moment to reveal his thoughts on Alabama as a whole prior to kickoff in September, as Saban remains hopeful that the Tide will be a legitimate National Championship contender in 2026.
“I always hated it when we got picked high.” Saban said. “Sometimes when we did it was a motivating factor to the players, hopefully we can sneak up on some people this year and fly under the radar a little bit and surprise some people, not be the target like we’ve been in the past. And that could be beneficial to the team having more success, I’m so hopeful that’s what happens.”
Saban held an overall record of 201-29 over the course of his 17 seasons as Alabama’s head coach. DeBoer has undoubtedly had massive shoes to fill after taking over for Saban two seasons ago, but the Tide have a young and promising core that can quickly emerge as a major threat across the 2026 campaign.
