The Los Angeles Dodgers manager was seen on the sidelines decked out in Alabama football gear ahead of the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s Week 11 game against LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as reported by The Tuscaloosa News’ Colin Gay.
It’s the third notable public appearance that Roberts has made since the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Saturday, Nov. 1. Roberts was also at this past week’s taping of ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ alongside some of his players.
Alabama is looking to extend its win streak to eight straight after sustaining a Week 1 loss to unranked Florida State on the road on Aug. 30. For LSU, the Tigers are looking to salvage their season under interim head coach Frank Wilson, who was elevated to the position after LSU fired Brian Kelly on Oct. 26.
Here’s what to know about why Roberts is at the game:
Why is Dave Roberts at Alabama vs LSU game?
Roberts appears to be a fan of Alabama by extension of his friendship with Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer, and is taking in a college football game now that he’s in the offseason.
The friendship between Roberts, a three-time World Series champion manager, and DeBoer, who is in his second season at Alabama, was made public by DeBoer on his weekly ‘Hey Coach’ radio show on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
‘He’s a pretty special person,’ DeBoer said. ‘Just developed a great relationship. Obviously, he’s a manager. He runs an organization. And you talk about fight, right? Those guys kept fighting. I was certainly rooting for them, and it was good to see those guys pull that off.’
Where did Dave Roberts go to college?
Roberts attended UCLA, where he was a standout player on the Bruins baseball team. A two-time All-Pac-10 and NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection, Roberts was drafted twice in the MLB draft during his time at UCLA: first by Cleveland in the 47th round of the 1993 MLB Draft and then by the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round of the 1994 MLB Draft.
