Nick Saban is unable to match Kalen DeBoer’s accomplishment of winning in Week 1.
Alabama’s season-opening shutout highlighted several of the team’s strengths, both on the offensive and defensive ends. This season’s Alabama football team has a lot to be happy about. Despite all of the inquiries and complaints, they defeated Western Kentucky 63-0 in an effort to appease the media. They exceeded many people’s expectations by putting on a strong performance. This presented Kalen DeBoer with a fresh task. With the departure of a great coach and the assumption of leadership over a historic program, DeBoer had several challenges. People questioned if he could succeed in the same way as Nick Saban and if he was the proper man to take Nick Saban’s place.
But DeBoer helped coach an impressive win and offered supporters a taste of what to expect from Alabama football’s upcoming era. Despite the fact that Saturday’s game produced a lot of good things, DeBoer became part of a historic event following his first game as a Tide coach.
As stated by Tuscaloosa News’ Chase Goodbread, DeBoer is the only Alabama coach to lead the team to a shutout in their inaugural game since Wallace Wade in 1923—a record that has stood for 101 years. Wade’s squad shut down Union University 12-0 to win the match. Following his hiring in 1923, Wade would go on to win three national titles, giving Alabama its first-ever titles in 1925, 1926, and 1930. Not even Paul “Bear” Bryant or Nick Saban could pull off this historic achievement. Bryant and Nick Saban are two of college football’s best coaches. Having said that, it’s a good beginning even if DeBoer isn’t expected to join their ranks.
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