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Oklahoma might be the perfect team to exploit Ty Simpson’s only weakness and put Alabama on upset alert

Ty Simpson has been playing like the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, but there are a few chinks in his armor that Brent Venables will attack.

Tennessee defensive lineman Bryson Eason (20) pressures Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Ty Simpson is a top-three quarterback in college football, and he’s probably not No. 2 or No. 3. The redshirt junior has vaulted himself into the Heisman Trophy conversation and has carried the Crimson Tide to eight straight wins despite a disappointing rushing attack that has never gotten going.