DeBoer embraces chance to replace Saban at Alabama, promises ex-coach 100 percent access 2news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 2news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kalen DeBoer stood at a lectern, only a few feet from Nick Saban, and enthusiastically embraced the chance to both replace and learn from his larger-than-life predecessor. The outsized expectations Saban leaves behind are a big part of that. The former Washington coach, hired two days after Saban's retirement, said he's giving the 72-year-old ex-coach “100 percent access” to his program — saying he'd "be a fool not to” — and that Saban firmly wants the Crimson Tide's success to continue.