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Can Kalen DeBoer solve Alabama Football’s recent road woes?

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2 years ago

September 10, 2024

Can Kalen DeBoer solve Alabama Football’s recent road woes?

New Alabama Football coach Kalen DeBoer has an early chance to endear himself to the Crimson Tide’s fanbase. If Alabama can go out and dominate Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it will buck a recent trend of road woes that has plagued the Tide the last few years and give Tide fans even more reason to be confident that DeBoer is the right successor for Nick Saban.

During the peak of Saban’s dominant run in Tuscaloosa, it didn’t seem to matter who Alabama played or where they played. There was typically a game here or there that would be closer than it should’ve, and there were a handful of upset losses thrown in the mix, but for the most part against teams Alabama should handle, they handled. Anybody, anytime, anywhere.

Damion Square once famously said in the locker room years ago, “we runnin’ in they house, we blowing that ***** up, and we going home.” And that’s what the Crimson Tide did time and time again.

Whether it was a four-touchdown win over No. 8 Georgia in 2015, a 39-point win over No. 9 Tennessee in 2016, a 29-0 shellacking of No. 3 LSU in 2018, or the dominance of every opponent the 2020 team faced, Alabama seemed impervious to the road struggles that typically plague college football teams across the country.

Road games are notoriously difficult. So, it’s not a flaw in Alabama that they’ve looked like everyone else on the road over the last three seasons, but it was an obvious chink in the armour of the Saban machine that had begun to leak a little bit of oil.

Alabama narrowly avoided an upset to an eventual 6-7 Florida team in the Swamp in 2021. It took stopping a two-point conversion with 3-minutes left on the clock for Saban’s team to escape unscathed. A few weeks later the team dropped a road game to an 8-win Texas A&M. 6-win Auburn gave Alabama all it could handle in the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare, with the Tide narrowly escaping with a win in four overtimes.

2022 was more of the same. 8-win Texas nearly pulled a week two upset in Austin, with Will Reichard hitting a game winning field goal for a 20-19 win. Alabama lost on a game winning field goal a few weeks later at Tennessee, snapping a 15-game winning streak in the Third Saturday in October rivalry. That loss prompted the infamous Will Anderson quote about anxiety that sent the fanbase into a frenzy. Alabama’s next road game was an overtime loss at LSU.

Alabama went unbeaten on the road last season, but they had a forgettable performance against South Florida, a close win over Texas A&M, and then needed a miracle in the Iron Bowl.

From 2011-2020, Alabama was a ridiculous 38-4 in 42 true road games, good for a winning percentage of 90%. Since 2021, the Crimson Tide is 11-3 on the road, a 79% winning percentage. Winning 79% of your true road games is an impressive feat, particularly in the SEC in some of the most raucous environments in college football. But it is telling that over a 10-year span Alabama lost only one more road game than they have in the past three seasons.

Camp Randall Stadium is widely considered one of the toughest places to play in college football. EA Sports ranked it 7th on the toughest places to play list for the new CFB25 video game. But, Madison hasn’t exactly been a house of horrors for ranked non-conference opponents.

Per Jesse Temple with the Athletic, Wisconsin is 1-9 against Top-10 ranked opponents at home in program history. Their lone win came way back in 1974 and the Badgers haven’t even faced a Top-10 non-conference opponent at Camp Randall since a blowout loss to Miami in 2001. If you move beyond the Top-10 and just count ranked opponents, the numbers aren’t much friendlier: Wisconsin is 3-19-1 all time at home against ranked non-conference opponents.

Wisconsin is 2-0 to start the season, but it’s a shaky 2-0. They won by 14-points each against overmatched opponents in Western Michigan and South Dakota in the first two weeks. So while this environment won’t be easy, Alabama should be able to win and win comfortably, if they are to be taken seriously as contenders.

More difficult road tests await the Tide, with trips coming to Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and Norman on the docket. This Saturday, we’ll get a good gauge of how Alabama might fare moving forward away from home, and if Kalen DeBoer has immediately reduced the anxiety that bothered the last few Saban teams.

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By The Numbers, Alabama A-Day 2026

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4 hours ago

April 12, 2026

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football scrimmaged inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for its annual A-Day spring football finale on Saturday. The Crimson Tide spent two hours with the offense and defense fighting for dominance in the April sun.

The afternoon wasn’t exactly a game, but looked more like real football than the 2025 A-Day and therefore gave fans and pundits quality content to evaluate.

“I thought the guys competed again,” Kalen DeBoer said. “It’s a unique situation with our practices, two of them still being next week, so we’re not done yet. Get back to work Tuesday and Thursday, still got a lot of opportunities to get better, a lot of situational that we can get to. But it was a good back and forth, much like many of the other scrimmages; you can see how we orchestrate it with the ball where we spot it. There’s some advantages the offense gets towards the end. We’ve got to get that red zone work in, but there’s a lot of things to learn, a lot of situational stuff that we can get better at.”

Disclaimer: These statistics were taken by hand and therefore not official

Passing

Keelon Russell: 21-33, 242 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Austin Mack: 6-12, 101 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Jett Thomalla: 4-5, 44 yards
Tayden-Evan Kaawaa: 4-5, 37 yards

Rushing

Kevin Riley: 10 carries, 12 yards
Daniel Hill: 10 carries, 31 yards
AK Dear: 4 carries, 2 yards
Trae’Shawn Brown: 6 carries, 19 yards
Khalifa Keith: 1 carry

Receiving

Derek Meadows: 9 Targets, 5 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Cederian Morgan: 3 targets, 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Ryan Williams: 3 targets, 3 receptions 60 yards
Trae’Shawn Brown: 6 targets, 5 receptions, 50 yards
Lotzeir Brooks: 4 targets, 3 receptions, 15 yards, 2 TDs
Marshall Pritchett: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 8 yards, 1 TD
Tyler Henderson: 3 targets, 3 receptions, 38 yards
Rico Scott: 3 targets, 2 receptions, 30 yards
Jay Lindsey: 2 targets, 1 reception, 5 yards
AK Dear: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 16 yards
Kevin Riley: 1 target, 1 reception, 5 yards
Kaleb Edwards: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 27 yards
Maurice Mathis Jr.: 1 target, 1 reception, 5 yards
Mack Sutter: 1 target, 1 reception, 10 yards
Daniel Hill: 1 target, 1 reception, 10 yards
Noah Rogers: 2 targets
Josh Ford: 1 target

Defense

Ivan Taylor: 6 tackles
Luke Metz: 4 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
Red Morgan: 4 tackles, 1 PBU
Caleb Woodson: 4 tackles
Justin Hill: 4 tackles, 2 TFL
Carmelo O’Neal: 4 tackles
Cayden Jones: 3 tackles
Jorden Edmunds: 3 tackles, 2 PBU
Keon Sabb: 3 tackles
Dijon Lee: 3 tackles, 1 INT
Zavier Mincey: 3 tackles
Duke Johnson: 3 tackles, 1 TFL
Jireh Edwards: 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Kendrick Bingley-Jones: 2 tackles, 2 TFL
Mahri Johnson: 2 tackles, sack
Abduall Sanders: 2 tackles
Terrence Green: 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Brody McCutcheon: 2 tackles, sack
Jake Ivie: 2 tackles
Yhonzae Pierre: 1 tackle
Devan Thompkins: 1 tackle
Xavier Griffin: 1 tackle
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.: 1 tackle, 1 INT
Walter Sansing: 1 tackle
Zay Hall: 1 tackle
Jamarion Matthews: 1 tackle
Grant Johnson: 1 tackle
Griffin Hanson: 1 tackle

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Alabama’s Willy Wilcox returns to Masters in new role after overcoming addiction

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16 hours ago

April 11, 2026

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Alabama’s Willy Wilcox returns to Masters in new role after overcoming addiction

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The story of Willy Wilcox begins with his mom. Kim Wilcox won over 50 tournaments as a junior golfer, was a four-year letter winner at Auburn, and finished runner-up in the 1988 Alabama State Women’s Amateur Championship. She had aspirations of joining the LPGA Tour, but life intervened. In the late 1980s, she had Willy, and by 1991, she became the club manager and golf pro at the now-defunct Pine Harbor Golf and Racquet Club in Pell City, Alabama.

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Prattville 19 year old creates Alabama Children’s Theatre

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1 day ago

April 11, 2026

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Prattville 19 year old creates Alabama Children’s Theatre

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – Maggie Kervin has a passion for the theater. She started as a little girl and loved it ever since.

“I went to Prattville Christian Academy and got my start in theater there,” said Kervin.

After graduating from high school, she got a job, but noticed something was missing in her community. So, she started the Alabama Children’s Theatre. Keep in mind she’s just 19 years old.

At 19 years old, Prattville native Maggie Kervin found a unique way to give back. She started the Alabama Children’s Theatre.(WSFA)

“There’s just not a lot of opportunities for kids in theater. I really wanted to provide that opportunity.”

Two years ago, she had $50 in her pocket and a dream. Now things are picking up steam and she’s enjoying the ride. This is for kids between the ages of five and 18. Right now, they’re working on Annie Jr.

“We’ve had so many kids why are shy and timid the first time they are one stage. When it’s their third or fourth time, they are very different.”

It’s different for her too. She’s used to being the one up on stage. Now she’s behind the computer, with them for every word, in every song.

At 19 years old, Prattville native Maggie Kervin found a unique way to give back. She started... — At 19 years old, Prattville native Maggie Kervin found a unique way to give back. She started the Alabama Children’s Theatre.(WSFA)

“I didn’t think I’d ever be in the position of running my own theater.”

The reward for Maggie, getting to see her always improving stars, continue to shine.

“It’s just so exciting to see them put the hard work into something and watch it blossom. They are so excited and so dedicated.”

You can check out Annie Jr. this month. The shows are at the Pine Level Community Center.

She’s hoping you come see them for yourself, at the Pine Level Community Center. Here’s a link to show times and ticket prices for the end of the month. Her next goal is to find a facility of their own one day. Visit the Facebook page if you’d like to help make that happen.

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