Alabama's Ty Simpson and Georgia's Gunner Stockton have walked similar paths to become starters for their respective programs. Amid consistent doubt, they've proven the naysayers wrong in 2025.
Ty Simpson and Gunner Stockton have traversed similar paths in their careers. Both were highly-ranked 2022 quarterbacks, and both stuck around at Alabama and Georgia, respectively, when they could have explored options in the Transfer Portal to give themselves an opportunity to start before now.
But both stuck it out, and now both are leading their programs in their redshirt junior seasons.