Alabama rewards Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats with raises and contract extensions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has rewarded football coach Kalen DeBoer and men's basketball coach Nate Oats for getting their teams to the postseason. DeBoer is getting a $2 million raise — up to $12.
5 million — and a two-year contract extension after leading the Crimson Tide to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff , where Alabama lost to eventual national champion Indiana. Oats is getting a $1. 2 million raise — up to $7.
2 million — and a two-year contract extension after leading Alabama to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, where the Crimson Tide lost to eventual national champion Michigan. Oats' new deal had been agreed to earlier this month. Alabama announced both deals Wednesday during a board of trustees meeting.
DeBoer had been scheduled to make $10. 5 million during 2026. His salary was set to increase $250,000 annually.
He is now under contract through the 2033 season. Oats had been scheduled to make $6. 02 million in 2026-27.