At this point, it looks like either Karen DeBoer will be the next head coach at Alabama football or the search for a new head coach will be in jeopardy.
DeBoer, the head coach of national champion and runner-up Washington, was scheduled to appear on the radio on Friday with Seattle sports talk radio station KJR amid rumors that he might replace Tuscaloosa coach Nick Saban. The interview was canceled.
“To all Husky fans, we hope you were looking forward to your visit with Coach DeBoer this morning. Please know that Coach DeBoer and University of Wisconsin Athletics continue to work towards a future that we are all excited about. At this time, Coach will not be joining us this morning, but we will reschedule the interview soon.” the radio station tweeted Friday morning..
Thursday, Fox Sports' top college football color commentator Joel Klatt “All signs point to” DeBoer becoming Saban's successor, he wrote..
“At this point, I would be pretty surprised if Washington's Karen DeBoer is not the next head coach at Alabama,” Klatt wrote.
Saban, 72, surprisingly announced his retirement earlier this week, ending a career in which he won seven national championships, six of them in Tuscaloosa.
DeBoer, 49, has coached Washington the past two seasons after spending two years as the head coach at Fresno State.
The other head coaches believed to be top candidates, Florida State's Mike Norvell and Oregon State's Dan Lanning, both announced they will remain at their respective schools.
Meanwhile, social media is abuzz for other potential tips.
fan I got excited just seeing it Deion Sanders on a private jet.
It would be very surprising if Sanders became a candidate in this process, as last season's Colorado team finished last in the Pac-12.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, who previously served as Alabama's offensive coordinator, also Posting a photo of what appears to be an act of vandalism from Oxford Airport.
