What Wommack Saw From Ty Simpson

Kane Wommack worked with Jason Simpson, Ty Simpson's dad, during the 2010 season as the UT-Martin quarterback's coach. A young Ty Simpson was around the program.

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Wommack cracked a joke.

"I remember at five years old, I said this dude will be the starting quarterback at Alabama at one point," Wommack said, which garnered a chuckle from the media.

"Ty just always had a ball in his hand, right? Just always was around the team. Jason did a great job of involving his family around. The year I was there, Graham, their youngest, who’s named after Graham Stadium there was born, and so Jason and Julie were really good to Melissa and I."

Now, Wommack is working alongside Ty Simpson on the opposite side of the ball. What did he see from Simpson that resulted in him being named the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback?

"I mean, you know, as a defensive coordinator, your job is to kind of be an expert on offenses and what we’re doing and how they’re attacking us. Ty just does such a great job of his command of the offense right now," Wommack said.

"He understands what Ryan [Grubb] and what Nick [Sheridan] are trying to get done out of the quarterback position and what we’re trying to do offensively. He gets us into the right calls. He keeps us out of bad calls for the most part and then does a really nice job of taking care of the football, and the dude makes plays. So take care of the football, make good decisions, make plays when it matters. To me, that’s the elements of a quarterback. When I watch him go through progressions, he has a great feel for boom, boom, boom, and he stays on schedule, and that’s always going to make you efficient offensively."

You can watch Kane Wommack's full press conference here.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.