a ya story airstrike against the houthi e rebels in yemen. the military action as defense secretary lloyd austin remains in the hospital. rachel: plus, just two days before the first in the nation caucuses, a blizzard is forcing 2024 candidates to scale back their events in iowa. that s not stopping them from urging their supporters to turn out the vote. one way or the other, i m getting there. you have the worst weather with, i guess, in recorded history, but maybe that s good because our people are more committed than anybody else. will: and alabama s new coach is already creating waves for the crimson tide. the final hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. i love my country, i love my country. six strings and fiddles and skeet from kentucky rachel: good morning, everybody. it s the 9:00 hour. [laughter] florida georgia line? pete: is a.j. brown playing? i was just thinking of the philadelphia eagles. will: i was thinking about something else. sorry, w
deboer who took washington to the national champion game, 104-12, that s his coaching record, a lot of that, to be fair, at n pix a. but his leap is interesting, from fresno state to alabama in three years. pete: you re a coaching assistant at a high d i level, he made it from the bottom up and he s will: he s clearly a good coach. xs and os, can he recruit the south. that s the question. pete: all right, last one for will. california proposal to ban youth tackle football for kids under 12 cleared its first hurdle. what do you think? will: look, i appreciate pete: look at him. [laughter] will: first of all, they say when you re little, you re belly bumping, you re not getting big head issues. pete: that s a big kid though. [laughter] will: there s usually a weight thing. like, you can t be that much older than the other kids, so maybe they ve got that rule in california. [laughter] let parents make the decision, that s my talking. i appreciate the risks, whatever