Alabama QB Ty Simpson's Father Issues Two Word Message For Peyton and Eli Manning

The Crimson Tide rewarded his patience by giving him the starting position this year despite other young contenders. 

Simpson is uniquely positioned for this job as he's grown up learning the x's and o's from his father, Jason Simpson. 

Jason has been the head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin since 2006. 

His father is still his biggest cheerleader. Both his father, Jason, and mother, Julie, are seen at games, and they were even heavily involved in the recruitment process. 

Nothing came easyily for Simpson. Even this year, he had to battle it out with Austin Mack and Keelon Russell to win the starting role. 

But from now on, he will have a lot of help. On left tackle, he has NFL-calibre protection with Kadyn Proctor and standout wide receiver Ryan Williams giving him the leeway to make deep throws. 

Alabama will need Simpson to make big plays, and keep the ball safe. 

Their success this year largely depends on how the quarterback develops, and Simpson will not have a lot of room for error and he'll have a constant reminder of that. 

He'll just need to look at the sideline at the two elite backups waiting for an opportunity.