Overview

• Thomas Castellanos told On3 on June 23 that without Nick Saban guiding Alabama he doesn’t see the Crimson Tide stopping him in the season opener.
• Alabama players including Kelby Collins, Lebbeus T. Overton and Ty Simpson reacted on social media with emojis to express confidence in Kalen DeBoer’s team.
• The Seminoles and Crimson Tide are scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on August 30 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
• Castellanos transferred to Florida State from Boston College after losing his starting job and joins a Seminoles squad that finished 2-10 under Mike Norvell in 2024.
• Alabama went 9-4 in DeBoer’s first season, capping the year with a 19-13 ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan and a 40-35 defeat at Vanderbilt—the program’s first loss to the Commodores in 40 years.