Ty Simpson has played the entire season as Alabama's starting quarterback, and thus far has not suffered an injury serious enough to keep him out of the game. That isn't to say he isn't dealing with general soreness from the season, but Alabama doesn't list Simpson as part of the injury report leading up to the game against the Sooners.

Alabama football has two quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class: Nebraska four-star Jett Thomalla and Hawaii three-star Tayden Kaawa.

Here are the biggest questions surrounding Oklahoma and Alabama ahead of Friday's first-round College Football Playoff game.

Could Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson return to school and then decide to enter the transfer portal?

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Alabama State football quarterback Andrew Body announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal in January.

Oklahoma and Alabama are set to clash Friday for the third time in 13 months, this time with their seasons on the line.

Surprise, surprise... the quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide is a fan of country music. Once again, Alabama finds themselves in the College Football Playoff (with a lot of people arguing that they shouldn't have made it).