JUST IN: The Alabama football coaching search almost set off an insane domino effect.

FrAlabama football nearly hired away Mike Norvell from Florida State which would have caused a different chain reaction in college football.

turns out that Alabama football nearly hired Mike Norvell to be the next head coach of the Crimson Tide or at the very least, Florida State was worried about losing its head coach to the Tide.

We all know that Alabama football wound up hiring Kalen DeBoer and in my opinion, that was a great move. He’s a brilliant offensive coach with a track record of winning and developing quarterbacks. In this day and age, that’s what you want.

Norvell would have been appealing though. He’s built Florida State football into a powerhouse again and if Jordan Travis didn’t get hurt last season, the Noles could have been national champions. They would have at least made the playoff. But just like Michigan, they didn’t lose a game when they were healthy.

They also acted quickly enough to keep Norvell which was a godsend. The Noles lost their last big-time head coach, Jimbo Fisher, and they were determined not to have that happen again, although the backup plan if Norvell left wasn’t bad either.