Alabama’s season opener against Florida State was nothing short of humiliating. The Crimson Tide, favored by 13 points, was thoroughly dismantled 31-17 by an unranked Seminoles squad that had struggled to a 2-10 record just a season prior. The defeat was particularly damaging given the expectations surrounding Kalen DeBoer’s second season in Tuscaloosa. Kalen DeBoer has inherited the reins of a dynasty that once struck fear into opposing programs across college football.

Under Nick Saban’s guidance, Alabama established a standard of excellence that seemed untouchable. The mystique surrounding Alabama football appears to be diluting. One would naturally assume that the pressure of succeeding the greatest college football coach of all time would be overwhelming for any successo

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