Jalen Milroe and Tyler Booker are confident in the direction the program is heading under the leadership of DeBoer.

DeBoer said he wants the guys coming back to remember this feeling. DeBoer said “no I didn’t” when asked if he considered a change at quarterback with Jalen Milroe struggling early. “I saw a fighter. The fight in his eyes. As long as I see that, I want to hang in there with the guys this program means a lot to.”

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer had every reason to play backup QB Ty Simpson in a ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan. He explains why he never did.