Ty Simpson is expected to be Alabama’s starting quarterback when the Crimson Tide travel to Florida State for the season opener on Saturday, Aug. 30, sources told CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer. Simpson showed the consistency and leadership within the huddle that second-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and the rest of the staff had been looking for in the redshirt junior, who beat out fellow returnee Austin Mack, a former transfer from Washington, and five-star true freshman Keelon Russell, the No. 2 player overall in the 2025 cycle.
Simpson is a former five-star recruit in his own right and was rated as the No. 29 overall player in the 2022 class who signed with the Crimson Tide under former coach Nick Saban. Simpson took most of the first-teams reps in Alabama’s spring game in April and was the only quarterback to finish the scrimmage without a turnover.
After the first day of fall camp, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said he was letting the quarterback competition “run its course” and was not ready, at the time, to hand the QB1 title to Simpson. This was a change from his admission after spring practice that Simpson had “earned” the right to start Week 1 if the season was set to begin the following week.
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-08-11 23:49:00
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