Kalen DeBoer is the head coach of one of, if not the most prestigious, schools in college football, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

He’s also one week away from a first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff against the Oklahoma Sooners.

But right now, all the discussion about him is not if Alabama can recreate the empire left by arguably the greatest college coach of all time, Nick Saban, but if DeBoer will be heading up north by the time the calendar flips to 2026.

After the shocking firing of former Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore, DeBoer, in his second year as Crimson Tide head coach, instantly became the top target to take over his job.

While the buzz around Alabama states that he might be thinking about making the jump following two stressful years under the largest microscope in college sports, Bama247 senior writer Alex Scarborough believes that the rumors are being overblown.

How can Scarborough be so confident DeBoer doesn’t already have one foot out the door in Alabama?

He was in the room with Crimson Tide head coach when the news broke that Moore was ousted at Michigan.

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Scarborough doesn’t think there is fire to all the smoke surrounding the possibility DeBoer would bolt from Tuscaloosa to Ann Arbor.

He believes that DeBoer, who led Alabama to the SEC championship game and finished with a 10-3 record, is focused not only on the near future of the program with a matchup against Oklahoma, but also on building his own dynasty with the Crimson Tide.

After all, Deboer emphatically shot down any speculation that he was int he running for the Penn State job before the school hired Matt Campbell. If DeBoer wanted an out, it was right in front of him.

DeBoer will have to leave Alabama next week, however, as he and his team will travel north to play at Norman against the No. 8-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. If they win, it sets a New Year’s date in sunny Los Angeles, as the Crimson Tide would face top-seed Indiana in the Rose Bowl.