Simpson will be a redshirt junior next season for the Crimson Tide. He is currently the most experienced quarterback on the Crimson Tide’s roster as the former five-star has served as the Tide’s primary back up in back-to-back seasons.
The Tennessee product saw action in six games while playing behind Jalen Milroe in 2024. He threw for 167 yards on 14 completions to go along with 44 rushing yards and a score.
Simpson’s most meaningful snaps during his time at Alabama came against USF during the 2023 season. He took over at quarterback after Tyler Buchner got off to an undesirable start, and Simpson led Alabama to a win over the Bulls, completing five passes for 73 yards and running in a score.
The quarterback battle in Tuscaloosa will garner a lot of attention in the coming months.
This article first appeared on Touchdown Alabama Magazine and was syndicated with permission.
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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is attracting interest from NFL teams, and he offered a public response to that interest on Saturday.
Freeman has been linked to the Chicago Bears head-coaching position, but brushed that interest aside when asked about it at his press conference Saturday. He said the interest has been “humbling,” but he has paid no attention to it. “The reality is that with team success comes individual recognition,” Freeman said.
“To hear that the Bears have interest, it’s humbling. It’s the NFL. But it’s also a reminder that with team success comes individual success. “I have put zero thought into coaching in the NFL. All my attention has just been getting this team prepared for the opportunity in front of us.” The Bears have not yet interviewed Freeman, but reports suggest they would like to.
They may get that chance after Monday’s national title game, as this is not a flat rejection from the Notre Dame coach. Freeman is 33-9 in three-plus seasons at Notre Dame. He played linebacker for the Bears in 2009, so he does have some preexisting ties to the franchise.
Thatcher Demko no longer wants to play for Canucks according to…
A former NHL head coach says that Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko doesn’t want to play in Vancouver.
The Canucks are a team filled with drama right now, from the trade rumors swirling about J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, the contract status of Brock Boeser and now, Demko wants out? Demko has had a rough last 10 months from a pair of knee injuries, to a slow recovery process and not making his 2024-25 season debut until Dec. 10 against the St.
Louis Blues. The 29-year-old is coming off the best season of his career in 2023-24 where he was a runner-up to Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the Vezina Trophy and while there’s still plenty of time to rebound this season, is it possible we see Demko moved by the Canucks? One former NHL head coach shared some interesting comments on Demko and his future with the Canucks.
Doug MacLean says that Thatcher Demko doesn’t want to play in Vancouver Former Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Doug MacLean was a guest on Real Kyper and Bourne on Friday where he made some eye-opening comments on the Canucks’ star goaltender.
Firstly, MacLean said that Thatcher Demko isn’t too excited to be between the pipes right now and followed that up by adding that he’s heard the Canucks’ netminder doesn’t want to play in Vancouver (around the 10:00 mark). “I hear that [Demko] is not that excited to get into the net right now.” MacLean said.
He added, “I’m even hearing Demko doesn’t want to play [in Vancouver].” Demko has spent his entire NHL career with the Canucks and is an important piece of the team’s core and while it’s unclear whether or not MacLean is telling the truth, losing him would be a massive blow to the organization. The San Diego native is currently fourth all-time in wins in franchise history with 118 and seventh all-time with eight shutouts, five of which came during his career-year in 2023-24.
We’ll have to wait to see if there’s any fire to this smoke or if another NHL insider will come along and squash this rumor, but it would be safe to assume the latter.
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The Canucks and Rangers almost had a deal on Saturday, and now, two major pieces that were almost involved have officially been revealed. On Saturday, a deal came excruciatingly close between the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers involving star forward J.T. Miller, but ultimately nothing came of it despite the report being confirmed by Elliotte Friedman.
While that doesn’t mean the deal is dead completely, the terms could be changing, with Larry Brooks of the New York Post suggesting that either AlexisLafreniere or Braden Schneider would be candidates to head to Vancouver in the deal. It’s not yet been confirmed why these deals fell apart, as we don’t know the entire parameters of the trade as of yet, but if Vancouver could land either young star, they’d be very happy moving forward.
We’ve heard in recent times that Schneider became a deal breaker for New York, but with the team pushing hard to land Miller as an answer down the middle, they’ve finally decided that he may be the perfect piece to get Miller.
The most shocking name involved however was Alexis Lafreniere, as he finally started putting the pieces together last year as the former No. 1 overall pick, but with a down season in 2024/25, there’s a chance they could move him to turn around the drama surrounding their own team.
Unsurprisingly, this is a move that would infuriate Rangers fans, as they believe in Lafreniere’s long-term potential, and after signing him to a long-term deal, it doesn’t make sense to then move him.
However, for Vancouver, it would be an absolute steal, and if they can unload their problematic forward for a former No. 1 overall pick, they’ll be hoping that any deal involving No. 13 is somehow still on the table.
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