"He loves pressure," Jarod Neal, Simpson's high school coach, told CBS Sports. "He loves to be the man when things are on the line, he wants the ball. When we had games on the line, I said, 'Ty, it's yours, you have to make something happen here,' and he would."

Alabama football is rallying around Ty Simpson after he was named the team's starting quarterback for the 2025 season.

Ty Simpson hit a low after a spring scrimmage his sophomore year. “I just started crying,” Simpson said. “I was just like, man what is going on? I just don’t feel like, it’s not fun to me anymore.” Then his dad Jason Simpson asked a simple question that changed everything for Simpson.