Alabama OC Ryan Grubb shares latest on camp reps as QB competition continues
By Andrew Olson
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Alabama OC Ryan Grubb met with media members on Tuesday and shared the latest on the Crimson Tide QB competition.
Ty Simpson was the established leader entering camp, but Grubb said that Austin Mack and Keelon Russell are also receiving first-team reps. UA coaches are not bothering with Simpson getting third-string reps.
“All the guys have been getting 1s, 2s, and 3s with the exception of Ty, he’s the only guy that’s not taking any three reps. So really it’s been status quo, but today everybody got a couple in with the 1s and Ty took a couple with the 2s,” Grubb told reporters. “So we’re still moving them around and the guys know that there’s a pretty clean picture moving forward throughout the week.”
Grubb, of course, isn’t the only on-field assistant working with the Alabama QBs. Nick Sheridan is the position coach, and Grubb considers his presence an asset to allow the OC to observe other position groups.
“Yeah, I’m always gonna probably hunker pretty close to the quarterback just because of that relationship that I have to have for gameday,” Grubb said. “But it does, you know, at times, especially if there’s something specific in a game plan or drill work that I think has to be addressed to see if we can fix some problems, I’m certainly gonna be over for those drills on any of the position groups.
“So the flexibility is huge, you know, and just having guys that you can trust in the quarterback room like Nick is ultra important. They’ve grown a ton. Spring to now, even first practice to now, has been outstanding.”
As we inch closer to Alabama’s Week 1 game against Florida State, one expects to hear Sheridan, Grubb and Kalen DeBoer make an official announcement on QB1.
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