Overview
- Simpson told reporters he feels great and is excited for Friday’s College Football Playoff first-round game.
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on Dec. 19 in Norman, with the broadcast on ABC/ESPN.
- Alabama’s offense is coming off its lowest-output game of the season, scoring only one touchdown.
- This season Simpson has completed 275 of 428 passes for 3,268 yards with 26 touchdowns and five interceptions, plus two rushing scores.
- Over his past four games he has a 5-to-4 TD-to-INT ratio and only one 300-yard outing, which came in a 23-21 loss to Oklahoma; the winner advances to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.