Alabama Freshman Quarterback Ty Simpson of Martin had a big role to play in Alabama’s 17-3 win over South Florida Saturday. The 6’2″ Simpson is a redshirt freshman at Alabama after a stellar football career at Westview High School in Martin.
Alabama coach Nick Saban benched Tyler Buchner for Ty Simpson during the first half of Saturday’s game in Tampa against South Florida.
At halftime, Saban explained why he made the decision to sit Buchner, who was making his first career start for Alabama after replacing Jalen Milroe.
“We said we wanted to see if we had a quarterback that could play winning football and thought we struggled a little bit,” Saban said of the first half. “Maybe it was the rain. I don’t know. Ty was the guy that practiced the best this week as a backup player, so he has a chance to play.”
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