In this current era of college football, former five-star quarterbacks like Simpson just don't stay at a school this long if they aren't the starter. In fact, no five-star QB has done what Simpson has done in the history of the 247Sports recruiting era from 2010 until now.

Monday was the earliest Alabama football has called a quarterback battle in years. The Crimson Tide announced Ty Simpson as the starter, with offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb calling him “the dominant player in the room” to reporters on Tuesday.

Alabama football OC Ryan Grubb addressed the reasons Ty Simpson was named the Crimson Tide's starter at quarterback.