During an appearance on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday afternoon, former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban talked about the transition for first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer. Saban joined

The heat has been turned up on DeBoer just 6 games into his tenure. When Alabama lost to Vanderbilt, fans and analysts across the sport said “Saban would never.” In replacing the best coach in Alabama history, DeBoer had to expect to be compared to his predecessor every step of the way.

On his weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Nick Saban furthered his praise of Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer.

Alabama may have won against South Carolina this past week, but the fact that the Gamecocks nearly beat them on several occasions right on the heels of their historic loss to Vanderbilt has fans continuing to call for head coach Kalen DeBoer to get the boot.

If there’s anyone who knows about the high expectations at Alabama, it’s Nick Saban. New head coach Kalen DeBoer is feeling the onslaught from the ‘Bama faithful. After a huge win over Georgia, Alabama followed it up with a debilitating loss to Vanderbilt.

Nick Saban stressed to Pat McAfee that Kalen DeBoer cannot attempt to replicate what the 17-year Alabama head coach did in Tuscaloosa. Instead, Saban stressed that DeBoer needs to bring his style to the Crimson Tide head coaching job.