FOX Nation is about to release the first episode of a documentary about the 2024 Alabama football season.

The episode, which mainly focuses on the week of the Georgia game, runs about 47 minutes. It’s the first of six installments detailing Kalen DeBoer’s first season as coach of the Crimson Tide. “The Tides that Bind” was created by Wavelength, Walk-On Media and Caleb Castille, a former walk-on under Nick Saban. John Henion is the director and a producer. The episodes are set to be released weekly, starting We

AL.com had a chance to take an early look at the first episode. Here are some of the highlights of what viewers will see.

JaMarcus Shephard’s fiery coaching

Ryan Williams best described the co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach in September.

“The J does stand for juice in JaMarcus,” Williams told reporters. “He is full of energy.”

That was on display in this episode. It didn’t even take two minutes into the show. He was shown in the locker room before the Georgia game.

“Get pissed off now,” Shephard yelled at his receivers. “Don’t get pissed off later. Get pissed off now.”

A few moments later, the scene cuts to Shephard continuing to hype his players up.

“The fire is coming,” Shephard yelled. “And guess what? We are firemen.”

The episode also features Shephard working with his receivers in practice before the Georgia game and him instructing them in a meeting room. He didn’t hold back in his address featured in the meeting room.

“I’m tired of sugar coating s*** for people in this room anymore,” Shephard said. “I’m not sugar coating. It’s a tell-tale sign our two receivers who have the most production in the room are the two taking notes right now. It’s a tell-tale sign that’s how it is. I’m sick of this s***. The ball goes in the air, we’ve got to want it. Everybody wanna be cute. All these weak-ass haircuts y’all got. S*** all pristine and s***. Ain’t nobody got no dog in them.”

The two receivers taking notes that Shephard was talking about seemed to be Ryan Williams and Germie Bernard, considering they led Alabama in receiving production during the year.

Shephard also discussed metrics from practice, such as who traveled the most during practice (tracked by GPS) and who ran the fastest. That day, it was Williams at 21.9 mph.

Shephard’s coaching might be the most entertaining part of the first episode.

The visit to practice from the Esco family

The most impactful part of the first installment came during a visit to practice from Tim and Marianne Esco. It had nothing to do with football.

TJ Esco, their son, died at 14 in August 2024 after about nine years fighting Leukemia.

Tim Esco, after practice one day during the prep for Georgia, told the story to the team about the time players Jalen Milroe, Kadyn Proctor and Tyler Booker came to visit TJ, who told his dad the players encouraged him not to give up. They also inspired him to do the longest workout he’d done in more than two months.

“I want to tell y’all, to whom much is given, much is required,” Tim Esco told the players. “Y’all have been given a lot. Y’all are representing every little kid that can’t come out. Look, y’all do not know how much y’all mean to people. Y’all have the ability to change lives. You did with my son.”

A curse word from Kalen DeBoer

A narrative emerged early in Kalen DeBoer’s tenure that he never curses. It’s based in some truth. He doesn’t use near as much colorful language as many in his profession do. But there’s not some ban on curse words in the building or even from DeBoer.

An early moment in the documentary showed DeBoer speaking to the team before the Georgia game, and it included a curse word, albeit not the most profane of them all.

“Be who we are,” DeBoer said. “When we’re at our best, we’re aggressive, we’re fundamental, we’re disciplined. We’re tough as hell.”

There was a pause, and DeBoer grinned. The locker room got loud, reacting to the coach dropping the rare curse word. The room had to get quiet so he could continue talking.

Tim Keenan III’s halftime statement

Alabama ended the first half of the Georgia game by earning an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after some pushing and shoving. The 15-yard penalty would be enforced on the kickoff to start the third quarter. Keenan, a veteran defensive tackle, made clear in the locker room that was not OK.

“Everybody stop right now,” Keenan yelled in the middle of the locker room. “We got a dumbass 15-yard penalty baby.

“Get this s*** right.”

Ryan Williams gets his first trading cards

Cameras captured Williams opening a box of his first trading cards, featuring a photo from the first touchdown catch of his collegiate career.

“That’s like my whole childhood, just going to the store,” Williams said. “I have friends that collect the cards like this … to see myself, I don’t even feel like it’s real. That’s me.”

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.