Kalen DeBoer’s first season as Alabama football’s head coach didn’t meet expectations. There’s plenty of places where a nine-win season and a bowl appearance would be cause for celebration under a new coach, but Tuscaloosa isn’t one of them, especially after Nick Saban’s tenure.

After firing Colin Hitschler after one season with the Crimson Tide, DeBoer hired Jones, a former Alabama defensive back and Tuscaloosa native who was most recently the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina, to his staff.

McNeese State Cowboys basketball coach Will Wade, who used to go up against the Alabama Crimson Tide with the LSU Tigers, offered a bold take on their NIL spending.