Alabama reportedly makes its decision on who will start at quarterback against Florida State originally appeared on A to Z Sports.
Alabama has reportedly named a starting quarterback. According to a tweet from Colin Gay with The Tuscaloosa News, the Crimson Tide football team was told on Monday that redshirt junior Ty Simpson will be the team’s starter for the season opener against Florida State, which is set for Aug. 30 at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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Several reports have since confirmed the news.
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The decision isn’t surprising, as things have been trending towards Simpson throughout the offseason. The timing of the decision is somewhat surprising though. Following Alabama’s first scrimmage of fall camp, head coach Kalen DeBoer said the staff was hoping to have a decision made by the end of the second scrimmage.
Here’s what former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy had to say about Simpson on Monday.
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“I like what I saw from the quarterbacks this weekend,” McElroy said, via his show McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning. “I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t expect them to look as good as they did. I was real optimistic with what I saw. The decisiveness of Ty, getting the ball out, knowing exactly where to go with the football, letting your feet talk to you. I thought he had one bad decision on the entire day. One bad decision, which on practice nine, that’s phenomenal.
“There were two instances in which him and the receiver weren’t on the same page. One, he thought he was gonna go back shoulder. One, he thought the receiver was going downfield. Which by the way, that’s gonna happen Week 10 of the season. That just happens. And then one in the end zone where he thought the receiver was gonna cross face. I think he made the right decision there, receiver made the wrong decision there.
“But either way, like two where he wasn’t on the same page with the receiver. Easy to clean up, and guess what? Always a work in progress there. And then I thought he made the play of the game, play of the day. The best play by a quarterback was made by Ty. I was very impressed. I think he should feel great about where he’s at.”
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Simpson has only played 188 snaps in his career with only 50 career pass attempts. He’s completed 29 of those passes (58%) for 381 yards with zero touchdowns and no interceptions. The former five-star recruit has also added 130 yards rushing and three scores on the ground.
*This story will be updated.
This story was originally reported by A to Z Sports on Aug 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
