Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer thinks one of the keys to helping bolster redshirt junior quarterback Ty Simpson's confidence is finding plays that can get an offense's rhythm back sooner than later.
Alabama stumbled into the postseason, losing two of its last three games against FBS teams with a 23-21 loss to Oklahoma and 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
In the first few days following the 2025 NFL Draft, rumors were already abuzz that Texas quarterback Arch Manning was the favorite to follow in his uncles’ footsteps as the future No.
With the College Football Playoff field set, everyone is looking to get an early read on the first round matchups the selection committee gave us. Not least of which in that group is No.
Ty Simpson is leading the Alabama Crimson Tide under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama is heading into the College Football Playoff after a loss in the SEC title game to the Georgia Bulldogs.
Ty Simpson’s rise from a decorated Tennessee high-school recruit to Alabama’s first-year starter has kept NFL scouts and college analysts debating whether he should push for the pros or return to Tuscaloosa for another season.
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No. 9 Alabama ran into a defensive buzz-saw in No. 3 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Saturday. The Bulldogs held the Crimson Tide to just 212 total yards, and limited Alabama's rushing attack to -3 yards en route to a 28-7 victory in Mercedes Benz Stadium.
It might be hard to remember, given what has happened in recent weeks, but Alabama Crimson Tide QB Ty Simpson was once favored to win the Heisman Trophy.
The regular season for college football is over, championship weekend is behind us, and now all eyes move to the College Football Playoff. The biggest games of the year are here, and there are plenty of potential first-rounders who will suit up for the most important tests of their collegiate careers.
Ty Simpson looked like the best quarterback in college football for much of the season, but his most recent output has NFL Draft gurus rethinking their big boards and could cause a shift in the national quarterback rankings heading into draft season.
Quarterback-wise, Oklahoma and Alabama will enter the College Football Playoff in similar situations. OU quarterback John Mateer and Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson were both odds-on favorites to win the Heisman Trophy at one point this season.
Alabama’s Ty Simpson was under pressure more than he was in the Crimson Tide’s first meeting with Georgia earlier this season, and the first-year starting quarterback suggested that Georgia used some tactics from previous Alabama opponents to try and affect him, especially on third down.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson didn’t put on the performance he needed in the SEC Championship Game. Georgia’s defense controlled almost every snap, and Simpson finished the night looking far from the quarterback who sparked early first-round buzz.
It is looking increasingly likely that Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza will be the first college QB to hear his name called in the 2026 draft, and he bolstered his case on Saturday by leading the Hoosiers to a victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.
The monkey is finally off of Kirby Smart’s back, as he can lay claim to a SEC Championship victory over Alabama. The Bulldogs were previously 0-4 against the Crimson Tide in conference title games, but now that’s over, and the Bulldogs have secured a first-round bye in this year’s college football playoffs.
Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart made a point to find Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson on the field following the Bulldogs’ commanding 28-7 SEC Championship victory.
In yet another SEC championship meeting between long-time rivals in Georgia and Alabama, the Bulldogs hammered the Crimson Tide 28-7 to clinch their 16th SEC title in program history.
With Alabama falling victim to the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, it acquired its third loss of the season, putting its College Football Playoff hopes at risk.
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban joined "The Pat McAfee Show" ahead of the Crimson Tide's SEC Championship showdown with Georgia, and shared some of his own thoughts on the rematch between two conference juggernauts.
The entire season was on the line for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and it got the job done in the only way it knows how, in a dramatic ending to the Iron Bowl.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson made the case for the Crimson Tide’s playoff credentials Saturday night with no equivocation. Speaking after Alabama’s 27-20 victory over Auburn in the Iron Bowl, the redshirt junior didn’t just defend his team’s postseason resume.
Ty Simpson continues to lead the Alabama Crimson Tide, under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama has a playoff-ready team looking to make some noise in the postseason and compete for their first national under in the DeBoer era.
Ty Simpson keeps hearing the same question, and he’s getting tired of answering it. “Everybody likes to say, ‘What happened to the old Ty? What happened to him?’” Simpson said following Alabama’s practice on Tuesday.