Kalen DeBoer said Ty Simpson and Austin Mack took most of the reps with Alabama football’s first-team offense during the Tide’s second scrimmage.
Simpson and Mack are both in the running to be Alabama’s next starting quarterback along with Keelon Russell. DeBoer revealed Friday the two older signal callers got most of the reps because they have more years over Russell in terms of just being college athletes.
“They all kind of got their shot with the ones and twos, especially just because they’re older, Keelon’s doing a great job, but with Ty and Austin, Keelon definitely works in,” DeBoer said. “He’ll get one reps from time to time, but you know, that’s no indication of really where we feel he’s at. He’s killing it. He’s doing a great job. You can see when he’s out there. He’s getting more and more comfortable moving the ball down the field. When there’s a throw to be made, he’ll make the throw, that’s for sure. So just the learning curve, I think that comes along with being young. But those other two guys, you know, a little bit more, you know, as far as understanding the offense and you’re trying to continue to install things, and they have a grasp of the basics from day one so you can do just a few more things.”
DeBoer went on to say each of them has continued to make good throws.
“All three making throws, making some big-time throws,” said DeBoer. “I thought they all moved the chains at times when they maybe had their backs to the wall, maybe some second and third and long situations where they found a way to make a big throw.”
The quarterback battle continues in Tuscaloosa after the Tide’s second scrimmage.
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