Ty Simpson’s patience at Alabama, sticking with the program through four years with four different offensive coordinators and two head coaches, paid off this season as he won a three-way quarterback battle for the starting job. Then, his first career start in Week 1 on Saturday at Florida State did not go to plan.
Simpson was far from the only problem in the Crimson Tide’s 31-17 loss to the Seminoles, DeBoer’s fourth to an unranked opponent in 14 games as the head coach in Tuscaloosa. However, he wasn’t the solution either, and though Alabama has plenty of talent up and down the roster, the Tide may need a quarterback who can carry them through the SEC.