One year of missing the College Football Playoff has second-year coach Kalen DeBoer feeling the pressure to restore the Crimson Tide’s status as one of the nation’s top teams in 2025.

Alabama is a constant focus of college football fans ahead of each season. This year is no different, especially considering it's a must-rebound season for head

Year one of the Kalen DeBoer era in Tuscaloosa did not go according to plan. After rising to No. 1 in the AP Poll following an electric 41-34 win over Georgia, the Crimson Tide went 5-4 down the stretch, failing to win ten games for the first time since 2007 and losing to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Kirby Smart is the first to tell you that Alabama “did an outstanding job of jumping all over” Georgia last season under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide defeated Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium 41-34 last year. Now, the Bulldogs host Alabama. Smart talked about that Tuesday in Atlanta during Day 2 of SEC Media Days.

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