The University of Alabama went to the Pac-12 to get a head coach to usher it into the post Nick Saban era.

Kalen DeBore, 49, leaves the University of Washington to become the Crimson Tide's next head coach.

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DeBore is an elite offensive mind who has been a winner at each program stop. He took a Washington team that was 4-8 in 2021, and turned it into a College Football Playoff team in 2023. DeBore turned Michael Penix into a Heisman frontrunner and made the Huskies into an elite offense. Caleb Odom, a four-star tight end in Alabama's 2024 recruiting class, is excited about DeBore.

He shared on Instagram that he's ready to get to work with his new head coach.

DeBore now looks to get to Tuscaloosa (Ala.) and get things going.

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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine.  You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.