Another Day, Another Rumor: This Time, It’s Michigan Trying to Lure Alabama Football's Kalen DeBoer

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At this point, Alabama fans might as well set an alarm: every few weeks, someone somewhere is going to try to convince the college football world that Kalen DeBoer is packing his bags and heading out of Tuscaloosa.

First it was rumors of DeBoer leaving Alabama for Penn State.

Now, it's Michigan. Yes,Michigan is apparently the newest program people think can swoop in and steal the head coach of the University of Alabama.

Let’s be honest… it’s getting a little ridiculous.

This latest rumor starts the same way all the others do: a vague “source,” a message board post that somehow grows legs, and a national media personality or two who can’t resist stirring the pot.

Michigan is searching for its identity post-Harbaugh, so naturally the assumption is, “Hey, maybe they'll go after DeBoer!” As if every major opening automatically comes with a DeBoer flyer attached.

Here’s the problem: the rumor sounds great for clicks, but it doesn’t even come close to holding water.

Kalen DeBoer just walked into Tuscaloosa a few years agos.

He’s fully embraced the job, the community, the expectations, and the pressure that comes with following Nick Saban, pressure that would break a lot of coaches. Instead, he’s leaned straight into it. He’s rebuilt the offensive identity, brought in talent, locked down staff, and kept Alabama not only stable, but competitive.

He hasn’t even unpacked the full blueprint for what he wants this program to look like long-term.

And we’re supposed to believe he’s just going to drop everything and run to Ann Arbor? Come on.

Michigan’s a great program, nobody is denying that. But the idea that DeBoer would walk away from the job he openly called a “dream opportunity” a few months ago is pure fantasy. Alabama isn’t a stepping stone, and it isn’t the type of place coaches leave voluntarily.

The Crimson Tide are the pinnacle.

If anything, Michigan would be the step down.

That’s not arrogance,it’s just the landscape of college football.

What makes this latest rumor even sillier is the very thing DeBoer showed the entire country recently when another round of speculation hit: he confronts things head-on.

He doesn’t dodge questions.

He doesn’t let narratives spin out of control.

\And he definitely doesn’t play games with his career.

He said it himself: he and his family are extremely happy in Alabama. Not kind of happy. Not maybe-happy-until-something-better-opens-up. Extremely.

And he's backed that up. He’s been unfazed by the outside noise. He’s poured himself into recruiting, relationships, and building trust. You don’t do that if you’re already mapping out an exit strategy.

Let’s also be real: Alabama isn’t losing a coach to anyone because of “tradition,” “history,” or “brand power.” Alabama matches resources with anyone in the country. They match facilities. They match offers. They match commitment. And they offer one thing almost no other school can, the chance to compete for national championships every single season, not once every five years when everything aligns.

DeBoer is already experiencing that.

He’s already shown he can win here.

And he has the keys to one of the most powerful machines in college football.

That’s not something you walk away from because another school suddenly feels like flirting.

These rumors always flare up for the same reason: people outside the SEC cannot stomach the idea that Alabama might just continue being Alabama, even after Nick Saban. They need there to be drama. They need there to be doubt. They need instability. Because it makes them feel better.

But Alabama didn’t collapse. It didn’t crumble. It didn’t fade. And DeBoer is a huge reason for that.

That’s why these rumors won’t stop. And that’s why Alabama fans have to get used to this new reality: when your head coach is elite, everybody else is going to try to claim him. It’s the highest compliment a program can receive, even when it’s annoying.

So yes, Michigan can make their wish lists.

Message boards can do what they do.

National voices can talk in circles.

Meanwhile, Kalen DeBoer is still exactly where he wants to be: in Tuscaloosa, building his own era.

And until he says otherwise, that’s the only thing that matters.

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