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In a couple of hours, Kalen DeBeor will run onto the field in Norman with his Alabama Crimson Tide players as they look to take down the Oklahoma Sooners in the opener of the College Football Playoff.
But will this be the last time he does so with an “A” on his ball cap instead of an “M”?
As the clock ticks towards the Playoff, prediction site Kalshi has seen a massive shift in the odds on who will be the Michigan Wolverines’ next head coach.
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Following the dismissal of Sherrone Moore, speculation about who would take over the national champion program of only two years ago dominated the college football world.
While Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham has been the presumptive favorite from almost the very start, DeBoer has been a major character in the Michigan head coach saga.
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Although gameplanning for the Sooners and hoping to exact revenge for losing to them earlier in the season, the Crimson Tide head man has been bombarded with questions about whether he will be committing to the team long term.
In his second season in Tuscaloosa, DeBoer has succeeded as a typical head coach of a typical program but has been under fire for trying to live up to the legacy of Nick Saban at the university, which has ruled the sport in the 21st century.
His odds to leave Alabama for the north have shot up nearly 10% in the past 12 hours, leaving fans and pundits wondering where his heart lies heading into the most important game of his Crimson Tide tenure.
The winner of Friday’s CFP opener will get to enjoy Christmas before jetting off to California on New Year’s Day to face the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers in the iconic Rose Bowl.
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