At 7-2 with wins over the Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers and sitting right inside the College Football Playoff picture it's safe to say that it's working. DeBoer and his staff maintained the vision for the program since January and it's landed Alabama right in the thick of contention for an SEC Championship and another playoff berth.

College Football Playoff hopes seem to be still alive for Alabama football. Despite losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee, the Crimson Tide have a 53% chance of making the CFP per ESPN's Playoff Predictor, better than all but 11 teams in college football, and fourth-best in the SEC behind Georgia (85%), Texas (75%) and Tennessee (68%).

During the Alabama Crimson Tide's 42-13 blowout victory over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, the program had a few notable players go down with injuries, with some of those going on to not return to the game as well.

A look at what Bama has done this season, where the team stands, and what might be next in chasing the SEC and national championships.

Alabama football commit Luke Metz's recruitment was fast and furious. In February, Metz, a four-star 2025 linebacker out of Hoschton, Georgia, had a top six of Duke, Ole Miss, LSU, Missouri,

Dive into an insider's analysis of Alabama football's sudden decline under Kalen DeBoer, exploring coaching challenges, team discipline issues, and the impact of NIL and transfer portal on the program's transition from the Saban era.

One insider sees Crimson Tide head football coach Kalen DeBoer luring Michigan's most coveted DB commit to Alabama.

"This season isn't something that's just about Jalen and, 'Oh, I hope I get my time,'" DeBoer said. "They're pressing forward and using the resources we have, and then also putting forth the effort to improve any time they can.