How Alabama players celebrated Kalen DeBoer’s birthday after win: “It was a cold one”

Alabama football players celebrated Kalen DeBoer’s birthday after he led the Crimson Tide to a win over Texas A&M on Saturday.

The Alabama head coach was met with an ice bath from a Gatorade cooler in the locker room to celebrate the victory and his turning another year older.

“It was a cold one,” DeBoer said. “I said, you get a win, you can do whatever you want. That was what I said earlier in the week. I’m proud of the guys. We talked through just the second half and all of that. And they know how much I appreciate the effort they gave. This is really the only birthday gift I wanted was to find a way to get a win tonight. And so, super proud of these guys and, you know, a much-needed bye week that gets us going into these last four games of the regular season.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COACH DEBOER!

The Alabama locker room was excited to bring him the gift he was hoping for today…..

A win against the Aggies!

Post game coverage coming soon:
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— Yea Alabama (@yea_ala) October 24, 2026

Alabama defeated the Aggies 31-20 to improve to 6-2.