As soon as Ty Simpson stepped off the field at the Rose Bowl, the Alabama football quarterback faced the big picture. Simpson stood at his locker in a daze, facing questions about a rib injury, about Austin Mack and how the Alabama redshirt sophomore took over the offense in the second half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Indiana when Simpson could no longer. He talked about the offense's struggles through a 38-3 shellacking at the hand of the eventual national champion and about Simpson's future with the Crimson Tide. But minutes after the 2025 season ended, and days before he officially ended the collegiate chapter of his football journey, Simpson was asked what he...
