Finally, in his fourth season at Alabama, Ty Simpson’s perseverance has paid off, and he is set to lead the Crimson Tide offense as the starting quarterback against Florida State on Saturday. One person outside of his family couldn’t be more excited to see him finally get his chance.

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who recruited Simpson, appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday, praising the redshirt junior for sticking it out and staying with one school. In the era of the transfer portal, a backup quarterback waiting almost four years to finally start with one school is practically unheard of.

“I think Ty is, you know, a great young man who has – and I have all the respect in the world for these guys that, you know, stay in a program for three years, develop, and wait their tur

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