Ty Simpson can expect Brent Venables and Oklahoma to throw the kitchen sink at him on Friday night. How he responds will decide Alabama's CFP fate.
For a two-month stretch in September and October, Ty Simpson played the quarterback position about as well as one could play it. After a rocky start against Florida State, Simpson flourished for Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide to eight straight wins and rocketing up draft boards and the Heisman Trophy conversation.
But a November swoon knocked Simpson out of the Heisman race, and nearly kept the Crimson Tide out of the College Football Playoff.