DeBoer makes Heisman-Trophy winner apologize for saying Alabama should not be in playoff

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Alabama football’s head coach Kalen DeBoer wanted a public apology from Mark Ingram after he stated he felt the Crimson Tide did not belong in the College Football Playoff after losing to Georgia in the SEC Championship.

DeBoer was a recent guest on “The Triple Option” Show, hosted by Mark Ingram, Urban Meyer and Rob Stone. Before he made his appearances, producers on the show reached out to Ingram with some requirements.

“When our producers reached out, they told me that, man, you had some requirements for me, man. What you say I had to do in order for you to get on the show?” Ingram asked DeBoer.

“Maybe apologize for questioning whether we should be in the playoff,” DeBoer jokingly responded.

Ingram went on to explain he was trying to give the Tide some rat poison.

“I was throwing the rat poison out there and clearly y’all heard me because we went out to Norman, and we did the job,” Ingram said. “And we gonna do the job again in a few weeks. I go harder for Bama than anybody in the nation. I go harder for you than anybody in the nation. Did I feel like we left our destiny in the committee’s hands? Yes, I did. But at the end of the day, I root for Bama. I want Bama in the playoff. I want Bama to win the Natty. I want Bama to ball every single time we on the field. So, I do apologize.”

“I was throwing the rat poison out there.”@markingramII and @KalenDeBoer
discuss Mark saying the committee could have left @AlabamaFTBL out of the #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/3smOh6Wss9

— The Triple Option (@3xOptionShow) December 23, 2025

Alabama now turns its attention to Indiana and the Rose Bowl. The Tide will take on the Hoosiers on New Year’s Day.