Wommack trusted DeBoer completely, leading to his choice to leave a head coach job at South Alabama to join the Tide as an assistant. The two had worked together at Indiana, where he got to see DeBoer’s consistency up close. According to DeBoer, it’s a trait he’s always had.

Keon Sabb will not be back for Alabama football in 2024. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that Sabb would be out for the rest of the season. This follows DeBoer saying the safety would be out for "a while" after leaving the Tennessee game with a lower-extremity injury.