18 hours Ago By Andrew Hughes
Alabama WR Isaiah Horton explained his decision to commit to the Crimson Tide had a lot to do with Ty Simpson’s presence in the team’s QB room. Horton shared the blink-and-you-miss-it bombshell with Crimson Tide Sports Network’s Roger Hoover . “That’s my guy.
He was my 7-on-7 quarterback when we were in high school. We have that little chemistry. That’s my guy.
It’s kind of one of the reasons I came here, too just to get back with him. He’s a stud,” Horton said. “We’re just back together and you can just feel the chemistry.
It’s nice. It’s a good feeling.” Horton is the SEC’s highest-paid receiver.
It’d be an interesting business decision to choose a starting quarterback not named Simpson. What would that say to future Alabama recruits if Horton committed to a team that didn’t start his “guy”? Horton did play politics, speaking well of Austin Mack and freshman 5-star Keelon Russell, too. “They’re both doing a great job.
They’re both competing. They’re all doing an incredible job and they’re working hard. It means something to them.
You just see it in each and every one of them,” Horton said. As the Tuscaloosa News’ Colin Gay noted, Horton is coming to Alabama to be on Ryan Williams and Germie Bernard’s level . “When Isaiah Horton transferred to Alabama after three seasons at Miami, his role seemed undeniably clear: the big-bodied, deep threat third receiver to pair with Ryan Williams and Germie Bernard,” Gay wrote.
“Horton's a receiver Simpson's known for years having both played Tennessee high school football at the same time and played 7-on-7 together. “Alabama brought Horton in in an attempt to add something it did not have in 2024: a third receiver to make a significant impact in the passing game. Spring will be the first chance to see if a player can allow the Crimson Tide offense to branch out and include more weapons, whether it's Horton, Rico Scott, Jalen Hale or even Jaylen Mbakwe.
” Horton is with the Crimson Tide from Miami to make an impact. Helping Simpson get the starting job will be his biggest one before he even plays his first official snap..
