Kalen DeBoer interview + WIN totals for 2nd year coaches | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Kalen DeBoer joins the show to talk about Alabama getting back on top, what he learned in his first season in Tuscaloosa, the quarterback competition, recruiting and what Ryan Grubb will bring to the staff in 2025. Plus, we look at win totals for all P4 teams with second year head coaches - Can Alabama, Texas A&M and Michigan make a jump, can Indiana, Syracuse, Duke and others prove Vegas wrong? McElroy breaks down the schedules and tells you where the WINS, LOSES and toss-up games are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	I think if I had to pick, though, I think I'd take Vama on the over this year.
0:33.1	I like what they have back.
0:34.3	I like the continuity.
0:35.6	I think you might, you might be kind of getting in on an underrated Alabama team going in the season, which is rare.
0:42.6	That's seldom the case for the Crimson Tide.
0:50.1	Hello and welcome. It's always college football. Today is Monday, May 19th, and we hope you're enjoying the show wherever you consume the show.
0:56.7	It's on the podcast platform, on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcast.
1:01.4	If you're here with us via the ESPN College Football YouTube channel, we very much appreciate you being with us here in May.
1:07.3	It's kind of the slow season in college football, but we are about to ramp things up.
1:11.2	We're just a month and a half away from media days getting underway. Big 12 will kick us off
1:15.9	there at the beginning of July. The SEC will quickly follow. So there's a lot to look forward to
1:20.6	here in the next couple months. I'm really excited about our conversation today. We're going to be
1:25.1	joined by the head coach of the Crimson Tide, Kalin DeBoer. We'll talk a little bit about the quarterback competition that is ongoing there in
1:31.7	Tuscalo. What year two looks like, the return of Ryan Grub, and how they can continue to progress
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