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Crimson Tide head football coach Kalen DeBoer’s failure to keep key Washington assistant said to have led to Alabama’s offensive woes


Bama Hammer’s John Mitchell attributed Alabama’s current struggles offensively to Crimson Tide head football coach Kalen DeBoer failing to bring his offensive coordinator at Washington, Ryan Grubb, to Tuscaloosa. Alabama lost 24-3 to Oklahoma in what has been called the program’s worst loss in history.

Grubb was the mastermind behind Michael Penix’s ascension in Seattle and instead of joining DeBoer at the University of Alabama, decided to stay in the Pacific Northwest as Seahawks offensive coordinator.

“Hindsight is always viewed in 20/20, but it should have been obvious then, and it certainly is now, that Ryan Grubb’s decision to stay in Seattle to become the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator was a big blow to the 2024 Alabama offense,” Mitchell wrote.

“Grubb has long been considered one of the best playcallers in the sport. Nick Saban made a run at bringing Grubb to Tuscaloosa a couple of years ago. His continuity with Kalen DeBoer cannot be understated, either. Grubb was the offensive coordinator and play caller in every single season DeBoer has been a head coach until now. Grubb had worked under DeBoer since 2007.”

Of course, this is all just a coded shot at the man who DeBoer elevated from TE coach to offensive coordinator after not landing Grubb, Nick Sheridan. After the disaster in Norman in Week 13, Sheridan is on a very hot seat.

DeBoer not landing Grubb as his offensive coordinator earned him the “Husky Harsin” label from Auburn’s fanbase. While finishing 8-4 or 9-3 is a far cry from Bryan Harsin’s first season at Auburn in actuality, from a narrative standpoint, DeBoer is having just as bad of a first impression campaign as the Boise native had in 2021.



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