5 things we learned from Alabama football’s spring practices

Photo by Kent Gidley - Alabama AthleticsAlabama football wrapped up spring practice Saturday with its annual A-Day event.

It is now time to reflect back on some learning points from the Tide’s 15 spring practices, which included three scrimmages.

Here are five things Touchdown Alabama has learned:

Ty Simpson is QB1 Frontrunner

Ty Simpson is heading into the summer as the front runner in Alabama football’s quarterback competition, but this battle has not been decided yet. Simpson had a solid spring and served in a QB1 role throughout Alabama football’s A-Day practice by taking all of the first reps in drills and primarily working with Alabama’s first-team offense. Alabama coaches want their next…