Ty Simpson and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide escaped with a hard-fought 29–22 win over unranked South Carolina on the road Saturday, improving to 7-1 on the season.

Now, it's realistic that there may soon be another Crimson Tide first-round quarterback.

The Alabama Crimson Tide were excited about starting the Ty Simpson era after Jalen Milroe departed the program last spring, but even they couldn't have imagined he'd play so well in Year 1 as a starter.

You missed out on tremendous value if you didn't bet Ty Simpson's Heisman odds in the preseason. Luckily, there's still value in betting on the Alabama QB.

Tim Tebow was really impressed how Alabama turned a loss Week 1 to Florida State into six straight wins and a No. 4 ranking to this point of the season. Kalen DeBoer and crew are all on the same page.

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Are the Alabama Crimson Tide the best team in college football entering Week 9? Stephen A. Smith isn't dismissing it.

Indiana's quarterback has held the top spot in our rankings for weeks but Alabama's rising star is closing in.

Alabama football QB Ty Simpson is now as a Heisman Trophy candidate, but his three-year wait to play was 'miserable,' he said.

Tennessee Vols fans probably had a hunch that last Saturday night's game wasn't going to go well when they saw the head referee hugging Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson just before kickoff.