Alabama football is officially in summer mode.
The Crimson Tide finished its spring practice schedule Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium for its annual A-Day, which served as the team’s final practice session instead of a traditional scrimmage.
And while it was the first chance for fans to see a new roster up close, it was a practice session that remained consistent of the messages Kalen DeBoer, his staff and his players have been pushing all spring.
Here are five things we learned from A-Day.
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Throughout the spring, especially out of each Crimson Tide scrimmage, DeBoer was consistently saying that he was seeing what he expected to see. And from the looks of Alabama’s A-Day, that remained to be true for the quarterback room.
The order of Alabama’s three scholarship quarterbacks remained the same order the Crimson Tide seemingly entered spring with: Ty Simpson, then Austin Mack, then Keelon Russell.
Early on, DeBoer and his staff spoke of how experience is king for Alabama, how it defines what the Crimson Tide defense will be in 2025 and why the addition of Isaiah Horton was so important for the wide receiver room. Simpson is the most experienced quarterback in the room, even if not by much from a statistical perspective.
That experience was enough for Alabama at A-Day. Simpson was the first quarterback to take reps. He was the last quarterback to take reps. He was the quarterback who seemingly had the most reps with the first-team offense, reps he split with Mack.
DeBoer has made it clear Alabama’s quarterback battle is not set. It’s not decided, and it won’t be until the fall. But based on what the Crimson Tide showed the public, and what it has been pushing all spring, the hierarchy is clear.
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