ESPN's Paul Finebaum says he is "concerned" about what he has seen out of the University of Alabama football team under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer.
The SEC Network host and longtime college football commentator told WJOX FM's "McElroy & Cubelic" that has been "bewildered" by the Crimson Tide's performance and called into question the coaching following their 24-17 loss at Tennessee over the weekend.
"I'm bewildered by everything I've seen, and I'm certainly even more concerned about the leadership of Kalen DeBoer," he said. "I mean, we can talk technical aspects of games, and I know you guys have and will, but I don't see much on the sidelines."
"I see players who look disconnected; they're undisciplined," he continued. "Whether this is a continuum of last year, I will leave it to others to determine, but this season is clearly on the brink. Everyone knows what the calculus is and remains. It's not impossible. There's still a very narrow window, but it's hard for me to believe that Alabama is going to find a way to get to the playoffs based on what I've seen over the last three weeks."
Finebaum was later asked what bothered him the most about watching Alabama.
"It's the discipline," he replied, pointing to DeBoer.
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