Crimson TideFriday, November 6
Kalen DeBoer has won all eight games he's coached after a bye week since 2021
The Tuscaloosa Today team
If the Tide's last few games have you nervous, here's a number to hold onto. Since the start of 2021, Kalen DeBoer is 8-0 after a bye week, including 4-0 at Alabama. Lane Kiffin is 9-6 after one in his career and 0-3 against Alabama with extra rest. Alabama comes in at 6-2, after a 31-20 homecoming win over Texas A&M and the bye.
DeBoer's record with extra time to prepare
- 8-0
- for DeBoer after bye weeks since 2021
- 18-4
- for DeBoer in games with at least one extra week
- 9-6
- for Kiffin after a bye week in his career
- 5
- wins over ranked teams in those eight games
Source: Bama Hammer
- Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR: missed two games after knee surgery
- Racin Delgatty, OL: missed two games; Mal Waldrep started both
- William Sanders, OL: high ankle sprain, TightRope surgery in bye week
- EJ Crowell, RB: missed Texas A&M game, lower-leg injury
All four are listed as questionable. DeBoer said Monday that "the progress by all of them is heading in a good direction," and he previously said Sanders' recovery would likely take two to three weeks. His post-bye wins include Oregon State, Oregon, Georgia and LSU.
DeBoer's post-bye wins include Oregon, Georgia and LSU
- 2022Washington beat Oregon State after a bye week.
- 2023Washington beat Oregon after a bye week.
- 2024Alabama beat Georgia and LSU after a bye week.
- 2025Alabama beat Georgia again after a bye week.
Source: Bama Hammer
Sources: Bama Hammer, The Crimson White