Latest Kalen DeBoer to Michigan speculation from ESPN commentator has people talking

Michigan football fans are keeping a close eye on the Alabama-Oklahoma College Football Playoff game on Friday night.

There is a belief out there that if Alabama loses to the Sooners for the second time this season, Kalen DeBoer, the Alabama head coach, could wind up at Michigan.

It's not a huge secret that he was interested in the job before Jim Harbaugh left. However, the Alabama job came open, when it wasn't clear that Michigan would.

Even after DeBoer said he wasn't going to take the job, Michigan football insiders reported that the Wolverines still think they can steal him away.

We'll see. Oklahoma needs to win the game first because if Alabama advances, it feels like Michigan can't afford to wait that long.

Michael Wilbon, an ESPN analyst, who is a co-host of "Pardon The Interruption" said something on Thursday that's music to the ears of Michigan football fans, predicting the exact scenario that U-M fans, those that aren't focused on Kenny Dillingham,

During Thursday's episode, Wilbon predicted that Oklahoma would beat Alabama, and that DeBoer would leave the Crimson Tide to be the head coach for Michigan football, thus putting Alabama in a coaching carousel that's been flat-out crazy.

"The coach at Alabama is going to have a job-on-the-line situation in 24 hours, and then head to Michigan once he loses. And then Alabama's looking. Then what are you going to say?" Wilbon asked on the show.

Some have speculated that's why Dillingham hasn't signed his contract with Arizona State. If he doesn't get the Michigan job, it's possible he could become a candidate for Alabama.

There are lots of moving pieces. But many feel that if Alabama is knocked out tonight, DeBoer is a realistic possibility for Michigan. If not, the focus should turn to Dillingham, and quickly.