One of the biggest reasons for confidence in DeBoer is his success against top competition. Over the past five seasons, he’s gone 15-3 against top-25 teams, trailing only Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Ohio State’s Ryan Day in that category. Winning big games has been a staple of his career, showing he doesn’t need the perfect setup to succeed.

Kalen DeBoer knows exactly where Alabama football stands heading into the summer. And it's something the Crimson Tide coach seems happy about.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide coaching staff went to work in the transfer portal after spring practice concluded. The Crimson Tide retained every scholarship player on it's roster but also added two players to a position of need.