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Kalen DeBoer opens up on embracing Alabama, ignoring Michigan: 'I never flinched'

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Kalen DeBoer never talked to anyone at Michigan. Those are his words. He explains why, and why he's all-in on Alabama.

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Kalen DeBoer never talked to anyone at Michigan . Those are his words. We’re seated inside DeBoer’s office at Alabama , and we’ve dispensed with a couple of softball questions to warm up the conversation, before shifting to some brass tacks.

Michigan. You know, that blue-blooded job that opened last winter, that job that had DeBoer’s name linked to it for days, attached with enough stickiness it seemed like maybe this was more than rampant speculation. Exlcusive: He's not a Michigan Man, but Kyle Whittingham is exactly what Wolverines need More: How deep does Auburn’s hatred of Alabama go?

Check the Gatorade Did DeBoer have interest in Michigan? “I never once talked to anyone there,” he says. He never talked to anyone at Penn State, either.

Also, his words. It’s important to be clear on these matters. So, I ask a second time: You personally did not talk to Penn State or Michigan, is that accurate?

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