Alabama
Alabama DB is seeing the early impact of Kalen DeBoer as the Crimson Tide's head coach
He has been genuine at every coaching stop in his college career, and the athletes at the University of Alabama are seeing it.
Some players jumped shipped to the NCAA transfer portal when Kalen DeBoer was selected to replace Nick Saban.
They felt like it was a business decision to go elsewhere, but multiple leaders on Alabama’s current roster have stayed put and are listening to DeBoer’s vision. He met with the team last week upon his arrival to Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Regional Airport as the program’s new head coach. Leaders such as Malachi Moore, Jalen Milroe, and Tyler Booker like DeBoer already.
DeVonta Smith, a veteran defensive back, did not mince words with Aaron Suttles of “Yea Alabama” when stating his opinion of the players that left the Tide upon DeBoer becoming the successor to Saban.
“He’s a cool dude,” Smith said about DeBoer. “He met with me for two hours and it wasn’t just about football. He wants to get to know us. Any of these cats that are thinking about leaving need to meet with him.”
Smith continued with, “if they still want to leave …. we don’t need them.”
Passionate words from an experienced player in the secondary buying into the new era. An injury limited Smith to four games in 2023, but he helped the Crimson Tide secure a Southeastern Conference Championship.
He is expected to be a starting safety in the spring.
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LIVINGSTON, Ala. (WTOK) – The University of West Alabama is launching a new degree this fall, the Master of Dyslexia Therapy program .
According to the International Dyslexia Association 15-20% of the population is dyslexic. That’s one in every five people.
“A lot of times parents see their children come home and they are just struggling to read,” said Sara Reynolds, Coordinator of Clinical Experience. “They are struggling to really capture and decode these words.”
Dyslexia is a learning challenge that is neurological, characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling ability.
“Without that their comprehension skills are going to lack and so with this program we are able to kind of screen those and give them a really good baseline to see where those children are struggling at,” said Reynolds.
The goal of the program is to enhance the number of equipped Dyslexia Therapists ready to help students soar.
“The program is a two-year program. It is thirty hours of course work and throughout those two years you will complete 720 hours of clinical experience. It begins really after you start the program, so this first cohort will begin in Fall I,” said Reynolds. “During the Fall II, which is in about mid- October, you will begin to actually be an actual dyslexia therapist-in-training. So those people will be in the schools wherever they are already employed at or we will partner them with local schools in their area to where they will actually give those services to those students in those schools.”
Studies show that Dyslexia Therapy is working, thanks to educators willing to pave the path toward a brighter future, one student at a time.
For more information on how you can apply for the program visit: https://online.uwa.edu/online-degrees/med-master-education-degree-dyslexia-therapy/.
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Vigor offensive lineman and Alabama commit Micah Dubose is transferring to Theodore for senior season
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Four-star offensive lineman Micah Dubose is transferring from Vigor to Theodore for his senior season, Theodore Bobcats Head Coach Steve Mask confirms to FOX10.
The announcement comes just two weeks after Vigor announced it was relieving Markus Cook of his duties as head coach.
Mask says the decision to move was based on Micah’s education and the Alabama commit plans to graduate in December.
Dubose is considered one of the top players in Alabama in the 2025 class, being named first team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in back-to-back seasons.
Dubose committed to Kalen DeBoer and the Tide while on his official visit in Tuscaloosa over the weekend.
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