Mar 2, 2026
NCAATuscaloosa
Simpson returning, Marchiol added through the portal. The Crimson Tide's spring is about identifying a starter and building the continuity the offense didn't fully have in 2025.
Alabama opens spring practice Wednesday under Kalen DeBoer, who is entering his second spring with a program that, by the standards of the previous era, is still in the early stages of adjustment. The Crimson Tide finished 10-3 in 2025 — a record that would have been considered a success at virtually any other program in the country and was treated as a disappointment in Tuscaloosa. The fan base's expectations were formed over fifteen years of Nick Saban's program. DeBoer's job is not to match that standard immediately but to demonstrate that the trajectory is correct and that the work being done in the building is the kind of work that leads somewhere.
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