Kalen DeBoer expects Alabama to be better at receiver and defensive back next season.
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS Sports’ Josh Pate that published on Friday, the second-year Alabama head coach was asked where he expects to see the most improvement within his team year-over-year. And it didn’t take him long to answer.
“I think JaMarcus Shephard with the receiving group — we’ve had some turnover and some guys that we’ve brought into the program that I think add to Ryan Williams and Germie Bernard,” Kalen DeBoer said. “It’s just really fun seeing the personality of Shep coming out with that group, really attacking everything. I’m excited about the development at that position.
“And then the defensive backs. A year ago, where we were at, and we had names, we brought guys in, but they were completely new to this program and, in many cases, completely new to college football. We took some lumps, but those lumps (weren’t) relative to what people thought we would take at that position. … I’m excited about those 2 groups and just how different they are from a year ago.”
