Stephen A. Smith not happy with Alabama football

Longtime ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith isn't sold on Alabama football 's performance under Kalen DeBoer, nor its recent seven-year contract extension for the coach . Smith, who also hosts his own political and sports talk radio call-in shows on SiriusXM and dabbles part-time in acting on the long-running ABC soap opera 'General Hospital,' shared his thoughts on DeBoer's new extension during Thursday's edition of "First Take.

" The extension will see DeBoer earn $12. 5 million per season, and Smith isn't impressed. "I'm not moved.

I'm not moved. I'm certainly not failing to acknowledge that he's a good coach (and) that he has succeeded in most places he has been. But I was spoiled by Nick Saban, and I know everybody can't be Nick Saban, but you didn't have to fall off and lose as many games in your two seasons at Alabama that (Saban) lost in his last four years at Alabama combined.

" Alabama is 20-8 since DeBoer left Washington for the Crimson Tide job after Saban retired in January 2024. Alabama finished 9-4 in 2024 and missed the College Football Playoff in no small part due to a disastrous late-season loss at Oklahoma . Where Alabama undrafted 2026 NFL draft prospects signed as free agents 📸 Dale Zanine, Dale Zanine-Imagn Images https://t.