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04/22 16:47 CDT Alabama rewards Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats with raises and
contract extensions
Alabama rewards Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats with raises and contract extensions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) --- Alabama has rewarded football coach Kalen DeBoer and
men's basketball coach Nate Oats for getting their teams to the postseason.
DeBoer is getting a $2 million raise --- up to $12.5 million --- and a two-year
contract extension after leading the Crimson Tide to the quarterfinals of the
College Football Playoff, where Alabama lost to eventual national champion
Indiana.
Oats is getting a $1.2 million raise --- up to $7.2 million --- and a two-year
contract extension after leading Alabama to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16,
where the Crimson Tide lost to eventual national champion Michigan. Oats' new
deal had been agreed to earlier this month.
Alabama announced both deals Wednesday during a board of trustees meeting.
DeBoer had been scheduled to make $10.5 million during 2026. His salary was set
to increase $250,000 annually. He is now under contract through the 2033 season.
Oats had been scheduled to make $6.02 million in 2026-27. He made $5.5 million
this past season. He is now under contract through the 2032 season.
DeBoer, courted by Michigan to replace fired coach Sherrone Moore, now has a
$10 million buyout through January 2027. It drops to $8 million the following
year and $6 million through January 2029.
"We are excited about the opportunity to continue our time in Tuscaloosa with
this contract extension," DeBoer said in a statement. "This university has
become a special place to us, and I look forward to working to ensure that
Alabama football remains at the forefront of college football.
"This program has a long history of success and an unmatched tradition that I
was eager to be a part of two years ago, and I cannot wait to keep coaching our
guys and bring more championships to Alabama."
DeBoer is entering his third season in Tuscaloosa since replacing legendary
coach Nick Saban. The Tide are 20-8 in his tenure, with a Southeastern
Conference title game appearance and a first-round CFP victory over Oklahoma.
But he also has blowout losses to Indiana in the Rose Bowl and Georgia in the
SEC title game on his Alabama resume as well as regular-season upsets to
Oklahoma, Vanderbilt and Florida State.
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