With his name being floated as a candidate for the Michigan football job, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer released a statement refuting those rumors.
“My family and I are very happy in Tuscaloosa and remain extremely grateful for the support of president (Peter) Mohler, Greg Byrne, the board and so many others. We have an incredible opportunity in front of us, so my sole focus is on Alabama football and our preparations to play Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff,” DeBoer wrote in a statement through Yea Alabama.
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“I have not spoken and have no interest in speaking with anyone else about any other job. I am fully committed to this program and look forward to continuing as the head football coach at the University of Alabama.”
Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne quoted DeBoer’s statement affirming the Alabama coach’s message.
“We are proud to have Coach DeBoer leading our football program at The University of Alabama,” Byrne wrote. “He is an incredible coach and does an excellent job with the development of our student-athletes, both on and off the field. Just as he is committed to this team, we are committed to him, and we look forward to taking the field Friday in the first round of the College Football Playoff.”
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Alabama will take on Oklahoma in the first round of the CFP at 7 p.m. CT Friday, Dec. 19.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Kalen DeBoer ‘fully committed’ to Alabama football, ‘no interest’ in other jobs
