{"id":378702,"date":"2025-12-31T04:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378702\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T04:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:56:07","slug":"ty-simpsons-nfl-draft-future-unclear-as-he-focuses-on-cfp-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378702\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Simpson\u2019s NFL Draft future unclear as he focuses on CFP matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has a big decision coming up about whether he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft after the college football season ends. But right now, his full attention is on the huge College Football Playoff (CFP) game against No. 1 Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>At a media event on Tuesday before the Rose Bowl, Simpson was asked about his future. He didn\u2019t give a clear answer, saying, \u201cI haven\u2019t really thought about it much, to be honest with you. Just because of the big game coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simpson started playing for Alabama in 2022 but had to wait his turn behind other quarterbacks like Bryce Young and Jalen Milroe. This season, he finally became the starter and has done well so far. He\u2019s thrown for 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns, completing about 64% of his passes.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama\u2019s next big challenge is the Rose Bowl game against Indiana, a team known for their strong defense. Simpson said, \u201cThey rarely mess up. It\u2019s really impressive how well they work together. Everyone does their job. That\u2019s why they are one of the best defensive teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ty Simpson\u2019s response when asked if he will return to Alabama or declare for the NFL Draft following this season:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t really thought about it much, to be honest with you, just because of, you know, the big game coming up&#8230;\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/giyDHKSp4n\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/giyDHKSp4n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cover Crimson (@CoverCrimson) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoverCrimson\/status\/2006113882423632123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also said Indiana\u2019s players are always around the ball and work really hard. \u201cHats off to them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson\u2019s season wasn\u2019t always smooth. Near the end of the year, he struggled a bit, but he bounced back in Alabama\u2019s playoff game against Oklahoma. Even though Alabama fell behind early, Simpson helped lead the team to a 34-24 win. That victory helped quiet critics who doubted Alabama\u2019s toughness after their big loss to Georgia in the SEC championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to prove people wrong again,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cThere was a lot of talk about us not being a good team or tough enough to be in the playoffs. We showed we belong. This week, we\u2019re underdogs again, playing the No. 1 team. That\u2019s what makes college football great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simpson said the key for Alabama\u2019s offense is to stay calm and work together. \u201cOur offense can be explosive,\u201d he said. \u201cWe just need to do our jobs, communicate well, and not overthink things. When we do that, we move the ball well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rose Bowl between Alabama and Indiana will kick off Thursday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. If Alabama wins, they will move on to the Peach Bowl semifinal for a shot at the national championship.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Ty Simpson is focused on the game ahead\u2014not the NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>More college sports news:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has a big decision coming up about whether he will enter the 2026 NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-378702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}