Kalen DeBoer is set to hold his press conference at SEC Media Days on Wednesday morning in Atlanta.

The Alabama football coach will speak to reporters at the College Football Hall of Fame in his second SEC Media Days appearance since taking the job to replace Nick Saban.

DeBoer is fresh off a 9-4 debut season with the Crimson Tide. He aims to make the College Football Playoff for the first time with Alabama this season. DeBoer was most recently part of the 2023 CFP field when he led Washington to the national championship game.

DeBoer’s press conference is scheduled to start at 8:05 a.m. CT. Follow along for live updates.

Live updates: Kalen DeBoer press conference SEC Media Days 2025

• Kalen DeBoer has traveled to Antigua, Charlotte and Sioux Falls this offseason, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in his introduction.
• DeBoer said he appreciates Sankey’s leadership.
• DeBoer thanks the media early in his press conference.
• DeBoer on Kadyn Proctor: He just does everything on a high level when it comes to his training.
• Proctor will have his degree by December, DeBoer said. Proctor also has a 3.7 GPA and is taking 16 credits this summer.
• DeBoer on Tim Keenan III: “He’s a homegrown boy from Alabama. When I look at Tim, the team looks at him as that big brother.”
• DeBoer on Deontae Lawson: DeBoer said he walked into a meeting recently to try to talk to a coach, but he saw Deontae Lawson was the one leading the meeting.
• “The common theme with all of them, they are high character guys” and are driven and leaders.
• DeBoer thanks athletics director Greg Byrne. “His foresight has been critical.”
• Familiarity is a word that DeBoer said is key and has come up a good bit already today. Continuity too.
• DeBoer said players are in Tuscaloosa working as he speaks.
• “When it comes down to what we’re focused on, it’s the day-to-day work.”
• DeBoer said Alabama lost eight seniors

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.