Nick Saban, Paul Bryant, and Gene Stallings are the three legendary names in Alabama football history for head coaches. All three won national championships, but Kalen DeBoer has an opportunity to do something that they failed to do as first-year head coaches for the Crimson Tide.

Something his head coach at the University of Sioux Falls said still sticks with Kalen DeBoer. “Success starts with service,” DeBoer recalled the wise words of his college coach, Bob Young. “You don’t have to be great to serve,

Alabama football has its traditional non-conference game before closing out the SEC schedule this week. The Crimson Tide faces Mercer Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium, in a game it will be expected to win handily.