TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the first time in nearly two decades, a coach not named Nick Saban led the Alabama Crimson Tide football team onto the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. On Saturday for the 2024 A-Day Game, it was Kalen DeBoer. Three months ago, DeBoer was hired to replace Saban, who retired after 17 seasons. Coming to Alabama after two years at Washington, DeBoer is in his fourth stint as a college head coach after spending time at Washington, Fresno State and his alma mater, Sioux Falls. Coaching in front of 72,358 Crimson Tide fans, DeBoer is a long way from his NAIA days. “We were just …