Ty Simpson can only laugh (now) about how it should’ve been 79. Instead, he learned a valuable lesson on the right and wrong time to drop the football when crossing the goal line and a very public reprimand from Nick Saban.
Let’s start from the beginning.
Alabama was beating FCS-foe Chattanooga 52-10 early in the fourth quarter with backup QB Simpson in the game. It was third-and-nine from the Mocs’ 21 when the passer became a runner. Flushed from the pocket, Simpson sprinted to his left, used a block from Kendrick Law and dashed up the Bryant-Denny Stadium far sideline.
