Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma suddenly makes the 2025 Iron Bowl the biggest game of the Kalen DeBoer era
Auburn vs. Alabama means even more now.
Two things can be true. The Alabama Crimson Tide has to take a long look in the mirror following Saturday’s loss against the Oklahoma Sooners, and Alabama can still achieve everything it set out to do back in August.
But the last two games of the season are now must-win games. Texas A&M narrowly escaped catastrophe after making a comeback for the ages against South Carolina. The Aggies will make the SEC championship with a win over the Texas Longhorns.
And in all likelihood, the Aggies will take on Alabama. But only if Alabama beats Eastern Illinois on Saturday and then, of course, takes care of business against the Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl. And if they don’t, well, it’s going to get very loud for Kalen DeBoer.
Kalen DeBoer is facing a must-win in the 2025 Iron Bowl
“Just really disappointed into the outcome,” said DeBoer after the game via the Alabama YouTube channel. “And you know, we played a lot of great snaps out there, but you know, the turnover battle obviously got killed there, and that that became the game. And you know, we’ve done a great job of taking care of it. We’ve done a good job of taking it off of teams, and I think probably 17 points coming off of turnovers and the short field at the beginning, where they got a field goal on the punt return.”
Look, Kalen DeBoer, before Saturday, had Alabama in line to receive a first-round bye in the CFP. Alabama won eight in a row, and all the noise that was deafening after last year and this year’s FSU game was muted.
But here’s the thing. If Alabama were to somehow lose to Auburn, go 9-3, and miss the CFP yet again, you can bet that changes would be coming to the Capstone. That’s not to say it will happen or should, but if Alabama ended on a late-season collapse for the second season in a row, heads would roll.
“So we missed our opportunities for sure, and that’s what hurts so much,” added DeBoer. “I have no doubt about how to respond, but you know, the guys are disappointed and frustrated about how this ended up here because that’s the moment we’re in.”
Alabama, alongside Georgia are the two teams that ESPN favors to make the SEC championship after Saturday. If Alabama can find it’s run game and Ty Simpson regains his Heisman Trophy form, Kalen DeBoer and Alabama will be just fine.
If not, it may already be time to make a change.
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