Overview

• The moment unfolded during ESPN’s live broadcast in Knoxville before Tennessee’s game against Georgia as DeBoer joined remotely ahead of Alabama’s matchup with Wisconsin.
• Volunteers fans performed Florida State’s tomahawk chop to reference the Crimson Tide’s season-opening 31-17 defeat.
• Some in the crowd also chanted “Kalen sucks,” and the noise grew loud enough that Pat McAfee acknowledged it during the interview.
• DeBoer said the Alabama job comes on a bigger stage and described the loss as a lesson he expects his team to apply.
• Clips of the exchange spread widely on social media, including a post from Kirk Herbstreit, amplifying the on-air moment.