The game snapped Alabama’s streak of 10-win seasons that dated back to the 2008 season. Kalen DeBoer’s first season in charge after Nick Saban’s retirement ended 9-4. After the game, Crimson Tide players said they continued to have full faith in the coaching staff.

Alabama went into the ReliaQuest Bowl as 16.5-point favorites over Michigan on Tuesday. But three early turnovers proved to be too big for the Crimson Tide as t

TAMPA, Fla. — No one expected Michigan football to come into Raymond James Stadium and upset the vaunted Alabama Crimson Tide. However, the Wolverines took the Jan. 1 game against Alabama and returned the favor again on Dec. 31 to close out the bookended calendar year.

Although DeBoer’s season wasn’t the worst first year for a Crimson Tide coach, it snapped a streak of 10-win seasons. Alabama had won at least 10 games for 16 straight seasons. The last time the Crimson Tide didn’t win 10 games was in 2007, Saban’s first year.

Jalen Milroe and Tyler Booker are confident in the direction the program is heading under the leadership of DeBoer.

Alabama's Kalen DeBoer is familiar with Michigan's Sherrone Moore, as the two faced against each other in the national championship last season:

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