How Ty Simpson and Alabama football's offense are working to eliminate turnovers
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Alabama football quarterback Ty Simpson, along with the rest of the offense, are honing in on eliminating turnovers since the Crimson Tide’s 23-21 homecoming loss Saturday, Nov. 15 to Oklahoma.
Simpson, who went 28-of-42 for 326 yards and a touchdown, lost the ball on a sack-fumble that led to a field goal in the third quarter to set the Sooners up for the win.
The Crimson Tide had three fumbles that night, another coming from a pick-six thrown by Simpson and the third from a fumbled punt return by sophomore wideout Ryan Williams. Each of the three fumbles resulted in points put up by Oklahoma, amounting to 17 total that led to the win for the Sooners.
Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said Simpson is taking this spot in an otherwise strong showing this season to heart.
“The message all week that Ty knows and is frustrated about is get the ball out of his hand and then understanding when your back gets chewed up in protection, what’s going on with the route concept, and work with the ball,” Grubb said. “Ty knows that. He’s beat himself up more than anybody.”
The takeaways against Oklahoma accounted for just under half of Alabama‘s seven lost this season. The only other game with more than one lost fumble in 2025 was when the Crimson Tide had two in their 29-22 win at South Carolina on Oct. 25.
“The disappointing part was, we always think we prep our guys for that. We always think that we practice that, and to this point the season, it’s been certainly a strong point for us,” Grubb said. “… When you have critical turnovers and points that come off the turnovers, and you put your defense in tough positions like that, those are crushing blows in a tight football game.”
As Alabama regathers to host Eastern Illinois and clean up mistakes before the Iron Bowl on Nov. 29, turnovers will be at the frontline of tweaks to make.
“They take care of the ball, we win the game. It was really that simple,” Grubb said. “They didn’t. They beat us in two categories, points and turnovers, and those are always the most important. So for our guys, they know that. They know the lesson that was learned there, and we’ll certainly put even more emphasis move forward in practice.”
Amelia Hurley covers high school sports and Alabama softball for The Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached through DM on X at ameliahurley_ or via email at ahurley@gannett.com.
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