Ryan Grubb has nearly been Alabama football’s offensive coordinator multiple times. He interviewed with Nick Saban, and had accepted the job under Kalen DeBoer last season before defecting to the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.

Kalen DeBoer addresses rumors of Alabama football hiring former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.

Has Kalen DeBoer considered hiring Ryan Grubb? The Alabama head coach was asked that on Tuesday while visiting his players at the Senior Bowl. DeBoer didn’t fully answer the question, but he didn’t close the door on the possibility of his longtime colleague returning to Tuscaloosa and rejoining his coaching staff.

Kalen DeBoer was asked about the possibility of adding Ryan Grubb to his Alabama staff on Tuesday. Grubb coached under DeBoer at Washington when the Huskies made it to the National Championship during the 2023 season.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer finished his first season as retired coach Nick Saban's successor with a 9-4 record after losing in the ReliaQuest Bowl to the Michigan Wolverines.

Entering his second offseason as Alabama‘s head coach, Kalen DeBoer has plenty of questions to answer, especially as it relates to his still-evolving Crimson Tide coaching staff. During a brief media gaggle inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile on the first day of Senior Bowl practices Tuesday,

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer spoke about Ryan Grubb, Jason Jones and many other topics during a visit to the 2025 Senior Bowl.

Kalen DeBoer knows Alabama football has to be better. Standing outside of Hancock Whitney Stadium for the 2025 Senior Bowl, the Alabama football coach harkened back to his expectation for the Crimson Tide when he first took the job: to perform at a championship level.