What was Kalen DeBoer message to Ty Simpson, Alabama football quarterbacks ahead of summer?
Ahead of the Drummond Company Celebrity Pro-Am at the Regions Tradition golf tournament at the Greystone Country Club in Hoover May 14, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer shared his message to Ty Simpson, Austin Mack and Keelon Russell as the summer months arrived and fall camp nears.
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The Alabama quarterback battle, DeBoer said, doesn't end when the quarterbacks leave Tuscaloosa.
"The competition always continues," DeBoer said. "That's this year, that's any year. I think the biggest thing, the message is they all have to keep getting better for us to accomplish what we want to do as a team. Of course, being quarterback driven in a lot of ways, personnel driven too, but the quarterback position needs to keep progressing. This summer, fall camp, they all got to keep getting better. That's their mindset. They're great kids. They understand that. They have high goals for themselves and also for our football team."
Simpson, who holds more experience than any other quarterback in the Alabama room, was deemed as the favorite to start after the Crimson Tide's spring practice schedule by offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.
Mack, heading into his third season, is the only quarterback in the Crimson Tide room with a touchdown pass.
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Russell is Alabama's highest-rated freshman quarterback signee since Bryce Young.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Kalen DeBoer shares message Alabama football quarterbacks before summer
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