Alabama is 4-1 after their latest (30-14) win against Vanderbilt, this Saturday. The Crimson Tide started the season with a devastating loss against Florida State. This brought further scrutiny to the second-year coach, Kalen DeBoer. Alabama only lost four games against unranked teams under Nick Saban’s entire career. DeBoer had already matched it. Fans were criticizing the coaching staff for not maintaining the standard set by Saban. However, the way they have managed to bounced back has surely eased some pressure off of DeBoer’s shoulders. And now he has earned a specific statistical record that even Saban can’t claim.
Ever since DeBoer took over Alabama, he has been facing pressure due to who he follows. Saban spent 17 seasons with Alabama and set a gold standard with the Tide, win