Washington’s DeBoer hired to replace Saban at Alabama

Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick

Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington.

DeBoer signed a deal with Alabama on Friday to replace Saban, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.

The 49-year-old DeBoer is a former NAIA coach who led Washington to the national championship game in his second season. Now, he takes over a program where Saban made that kind of success an annual expectation.

While not confirming that DeBoer had been hired, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne posted on X: “The plane has left Seattle."

Saban announced his retirement Wednesday after leading the Crimson Tide to six national championships in 17 seasons.

DeBoer led the Huskies to a 25-3 record in two seasons after taking over a program that was 4-8 in 2021. TSU hires Dishman:

After a circuitous search, Texas Southern has hired a new head football coach.

The school announced the hiring of Cris Dishman, a former Houston Oilers cornerback, as the Tigers' new coach Friday.

“I want everyone in Tigerland to know that we’re going to put together a good team, a good staff, and everyone has to do their job and be all in for TSU football,” Dishman said in a statement issued by the school.

Dishman, 58, replaces Clarence McKinney,

whose contract wasn’t renewed in late November.

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FSU’s Norvell gets new pact: Florida State and coach Mike Norvell agreed to a new eightyear deal that will pay him more than $10 million per year, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press.

Thompson says he’ll transfer to Oklahoma: Casey Thompson, who has played quarterback at Texas, Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, has announced he will transfer to Oklahoma.