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Kalen DeBoer hired to replace Nick Saban at Alabama, leaving national runner-up Washington

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Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban's successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. The powerhouse program tapped DeBoer on Friday to replace Saban, just two days after the 72-year-old coach announced his retirement.

DeBoer says in a statement that he "would not have left Washington for just any school." But he says the chance to coach Alabama "is the opportunity of a lifetime." Welcome Coach, <a href="https://twitter.com/KalenDeBoer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KalenDeBoer</a> <br><br>

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama president Stuart Bell marked a «new chapter in the Crimson Tide football program» Saturday by introducing its 28th head coach: Kalen DeBoer, the Associated Press Coach of the Year who this past season led Washington to a berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

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