Clark Lea sees something familiar when looking at Alabama football in 2025.
The Vanderbilt coach told reporters the Crimson Tide offense looks like "that group that they took the championship game at Washington," crediting Alabama 's ability in both the run and pass games, and the "influence of the coordinator" in Ryan Grubb .
When Kalen DeBoer was asked if he sees those same comparisons between this Crimson Tide team and his team at Washington in 2023, he said Lea would be the one to know.
"I think there is probably a style of play in some cases, especially offensively, that might apply. Coach Lea's a defensive mind, even as a head coach, probably watches a little bit more of that. I think the other piece is just you continue to take steps and improve on what you were. And t