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Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer strongly warned of Ty Simpson as Crimson Tide mull QB decision | Sporting News

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer is being put on the spot on whether Ty Simpson is the best choice for the Crimson Tide's starting QB position.

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The 2025 season could be the turning point for Alabama football. Head coach Kalen DeBoer's choice under center is key to determining which direction that turning point will head.

The best bet is on the Crimson Tide head coach selecting Ty Simpson as the starter, mainly because he has preparing for this role over the past three years. A strong reason could be his being the most experienced QB among blue chip freshman Keelon Ruseell and Washington transfer Austin Mack.

But what if Simpson doesn't work out? The stakes are too high for DeBoer not to consider the possibility.

USA Today's Blake Toppmeyer stressed the consequences and shared skepticism about Simpson's qualifications.

"If Simpson thrives, he'll become a great tale of patience paying off. If he fizzles, DeBoer will rightfully head toward the hot seat," Toppmeyer said, backing up his hunch with strong reasons.

"I view someone who's been a three-year backup with skepticism in this microwave age of college football. If Simpson possesses top-tier SEC quarterback abilities, why did he spend the past three seasons on Alabama's bench?"

During his three years on the bench, Simpson got a lone start against South Florida in 2023 which "didn't inspire confidence."

The hope is that there's a Carson Beck-esque rise coming. It's not out of the realm of possibility with the coaching staff's acumen and incoming talent. It's certainly not guaranteed either.

However, it would be a sheer waste of resources for DeBoer not to give Simpson a chance due to apprehension of things going awry. Although the risk is big enough to threaten his position in Tuscaloosa, DeBoer is most likely giving Simpson a chance to sink or swim.

A-Day awaits on April 12.

 

[Crtuneman]

What a load of crap. How could you possibly know definitively about Simpson if he’s never started? And why is it a negative that he stayed and backed up milroe just because everyone else transfers? He was a 5 star recruit who was highly regarded. This is a perfect example of sensationalist journalism with zero substance.

 

[Rolltide24]

He’s confusing his Ty’s… Tyler Buchner started the 2023 game against South Florida. Dumb article, in my opinion. I never saw who “strongly warned” CKD in the article.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Damn, you guys are being kinda hard on noted college football expert Pankti Parmar and his AI article generator...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

He’s confusing his Ty’s… Tyler Buchner started the 2023 game against South Florida. Dumb article, in my opinion. I never saw who “strongly warned” CKD in the article.

Very very dumb article.
Guess the writer never heard of Mac Jones and first round draft

 

[Krimson]

They don't even write articles, just put "alabama football and something people will read" into an AI generator to get some dumb headline that people will click on. If it says something stupid like that I don't click them anymore I block all content from them on my Google feed.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I do a daily search for Athlon in the subject line and delete all of them. So said that the name Sporting News is attached to this junk. Since we've had comments, I'll leave this one, but I am trying to weed out at least some of the clickbait.

 

[TerryP]

I do a daily search for Athlon in the subject line and delete all of them. So said that the name Sporting News is attached to this junk. Since we've had comments, I'll leave this one, but I am trying to weed out at least some of the clickbait.

Toppenmeyer works for the paper in Knoxville and his stuff is picked up by USA Today often. To me, he's trying to fill the role held by John Adams for several decades. Adams was as close to equally critical of all SEC teams as a UT beat writer could have been.

In my view, asking "why" isn't a bad question. For Toppenmeyer to have asked (don't know that he did since I haven't seen the original article) all the while knowing the answer?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Toppenmeyer works for the paper in Knoxville and his stuff is picked up by USA Today often. To me, he's trying to fill the role held by John Adams for several decades. Adams was as close to equally critical of all SEC teams as a UT beat writer could have been.

In my view, asking "why" isn't a bad question. For Toppenmeyer to have asked (don't know that he did since I haven't seen the original article) all the while knowing the answer?

Have seen Toppenmyer in Tuscaloosa news too.

Actually some of his writings are pretty good. ....

If info is researched and presented and then editorialized....

 

[TerryP]

Have seen Toppenmyer in Tuscaloosa news too.

Actually some of his writings are pretty good. ....

Yep. All of them are owned by Gannett.

 

[Secondand26]

I do a daily search for Athlon in the subject line and delete all of them. So said that the name Sporting News is attached to this junk. Since we've had comments, I'll leave this one, but I am trying to weed out at least some of the clickbait.

Athlon is horrible.

 

[TerryP]

I do a daily search for Athlon in the subject line and delete all of them. So said that the name Sporting News is attached to this junk. Since we've had comments, I'll leave this one, but I am trying to weed out at least some of the clickbait.

...along those lines...