The University of Alabama's mascot Big Al has had many iterations since the "elephant" nickname was first used in 1930. Read a history and see photos over the years.

"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."