Kalen DeBoer knows exactly where Alabama football stands heading into the summer. And it's something the Crimson Tide coach seems happy about.

"I don't really have an expectation," Saban said. "I know those guys are working hard to be the best they can. It was a difficult transition with the number of players that moved.

During his coaching career at Alabama and at other stops, Nick Saban generally declined to engage on two topics — expectations and hypotheticals. Appearing Wednesday at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at Greystone in Hoover,