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Kalen DeBoer viewed Alabama football quarterback Ty Simpson as a leader before he was named the team’s starter or a captain. It’s one of the things DeBoer appreciates about Simpson.
After being named the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback ahead of Alabama’s season opener at Florida State, Simpson was also made one of the team’s four permanent captains along with linebacker Deontae Lawson, defensive tackle Tim Keenan III and center Parker Brailsford.
“He’s invested a lot of time into this program,” DeBoer said after practice Thursday, Aug. 21. “It means a lot to him. Now, when he’s been the quarterback, named the quarterback, he’s taken it to another level and put himself out there front and center. And it’s not something that’s just, ‘OK, I got to do this.’ He wants to do this. He feels natural in this position. I’m certainly proud of him. The team voting him a captain certainly represents how they feel about him too.”
Simpson has the most experience of any Alabama quarterback, but has played in less than 200 snaps across three collegiate seasons.
Simpson followed in the footsteps of Jalen Milroe, Bryce Young, Mac Jones and Tua Tagovailoa as Alabama quarterbacks who were also named team captains.
Simpson was also voted a member of Alabama’s leadership group before spring practice began.
Why Tim Keenan, Parker Brailsford were named Alabama football captains
Along with Simpson and Lawson, a returning captain from 2024, Keenan and Brailsford were also named as team captains for the 2025 season.
Keenan, DeBoer said, pours his heart and soul into the Crimson Tide program and has developed into a “big brother” for younger…
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