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By Nelson Espinal
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Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer has already been linked to the Michigan head coach opening just hours after Sherrone Moore was fired.
Michigan decided to fire Moore after concluding an investigation that found evidence of an inappropriate relationship between the two-year head coach and another staff member.
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The firing came out of nowhere, with no reports or leaks coming from the school that this was happening. For Michigan's bowl game on Dec. 31, Biff Poggi will be the interim head coach against the Texas Longhorns for the Citrus Bowl.
Moore has been at the school since 2018, when he came in as a tight ends coach. He worked his way up from assistant to offensive coordinator, taking over after former head coach Jim Harbaugh departed for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Moore was an extension of the Harbaugh coaching tree, though the program gets a chance to start anew with another vision for the team.
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While multiple coaches, even some prominent ones, have already changed jobs, either by being fired or hired, there are still quality options for Michigan, one of which could be the Crimson Tide's DeBoer.
According to reporting from Pete Nakos of On3, DeBoer will be a notable name in the search.
"Currently in his second season with the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer was rumored to be tied to the Penn State opening earlier this cycle. That was never going to be a factor. But DeBoer will surely be a factor in the Michigan search, sources have told On3," Nakos wrote.
"He has consistently won as an FBS head coach, bringing Washington to a CFP title game berth and now having Alabama in the playoff in his second season in Tuscaloosa. He would have been a popular name at Michigan when Sherrone Moore was hired, but he accepted the Alabama job before the Wolverines were in the market."
Alabama is in the College Football Playoffs and will face Oklahoma in Norman in the first round. If Alabama were to lose early, DeBoer could get pressure from outside of the program or decide that Michigan is a better fit.
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