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Alabama Makes Program History With GPA Announcement

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated May 12, 2025 5:01 PM ET

Alabama may not have performed up to expectations on-the-field in Kalen DeBoer's first year in Tuscaloosa, but the Crimson Tide definitely took care of business in the classroom.

Per "The Game's" Ryan C. Fowler, Alabama set the highest GPA in program history last fall with a team average of 3.24. And now the program just broke its own record with a total team GPA of 3.29, which included 103 players earning a GPA over 3.0.

Clearly DeBoer has put an emphasis on his players excelling in more than just athletics and that's very commendable.

News: Alabama set the highest GPA in program history in Fall 2024 (3.24) — and the Crimson Tide have just broken their own record again with a total team GPA of 3.29 and 103 players earning a GPA over 3.0.

Attention to detail is paying off for this team and coaching staff.

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— Ryan C. Fowler (@RyanCFowler) May 12, 2025

Fans reacted to Bama's GPA news to start the week.

"Athletes pay attention. Bama setting you up for life," a user said.

"Love this ," another commented.

"They're doing better than my son, & he doesn't even have to go to workouts & practice," a fan joked.

"Roll Tide!" another person exclaimed.

"This is great!" another user replied. "A rising tide lifts all ships."

"We need W's not A's. JK This is good to hear. Just need a little humor today. Been a long day."

"Yeah we're going 7-5 this year," another fan predicted.

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As much as we celebrate players' on-field accomplishments, sometimes we forget how much further a good education can take them in their lives — especially for those that don't make it to the NFL.

Now that the student part is taken care of though, it's time for DeBoer to match that success on Saturdays.

Alabama went 9-4 last season, the school's worst mark since Nick Saban's 2007 debut (7-6) after taking the reigns from Mike Shula and interim coach Joe Kines.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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