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Kalen DeBoer says revenue sharing will help Alabama, ‘even playing field’
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Kalen DeBoer said in an interview with On3 on Thursday that the multi-billion dollar settlement in the House vs. NCAA case will level the playing field in college football and that will help Alabama.
The settlement still has to be officially approved by a federal judge. That would come in April. Approval would pave the way for colleges to begin distributing roughly $20 million to their student-athletes for the 2025-26 academic year. Georgia signaled earlier this week its plan to distribute at least $13.5 million to football players. It’ll also create a way to police NIL deals and alter roster limits.
“The regulation is really important to the game itself,” DeBoer told On3. “That regulation where we’re all on an even playing field from the revenue-sharing standpoint helps us, just because now it comes down to what is important in recruiting, and that’s relationships and sharing your vision.
“People that want to be aligned with your vision, and then come to a place like Alabama that has the resources, the tradition. The regulation and having a more balanced playing field helps our situation. It allows us to get where it was at one point just a few years back. Where recruiting is real recruiting, not just someone who’s gonna put in the highest bid.”
Alabama went 9-4 last season in its first year under Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide lost notable games to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma.
Changes to the transfer portal have had something of a smoothing effect in college football, with the 2024 season being marked by greater parity across the board. Alabama lost 3 times as a double-digit favorite, something that rarely happened under Nick Saban.
DeBoer has some pressure on himself in 2025, but that was always going to be the case. He’ll have a chance to prove he’s the man for the job. Prior to Alabama, DeBoer was 37-9 as a head coach at the FBS level and 104-12 across all divisions.
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