Overview

• DeBoer appeared on ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday in a custom sports coat and trousers, featuring a light crimson linen-blend jacket with houndstooth lining and a Script A.
• Tailor Ramesh Kripalani said the jacket fabric was rushed from Hong Kong and predicted DeBoer would be dressed "better than Nick Saban," with a fuller wardrobe due by Oct. 20.
• Kripalani said he's replacing DeBoer's old suits but not advising him to abandon the black hoodie on game days.
• The Tuscaloosa News reports Alabama is 11-2 when DeBoer wears the black hoodie and 1-3 when he does not, with hoodie losses at Oklahoma and in the ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Michigan.
• DeBoer has said clothing does not decide outcomes, and CBS Sports' Mike Rodak relayed that he told ESPN's Pete Thamel he would wear the black hoodie against Vanderbilt, a topic that has drawn both fan criticism and player defense.