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USA Today
16-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama reportedly offers brother of current quarterback, top 2028 recruit
According to a recent post on social media, the Alabama Crimson Tide have reportedly extended an offer to one of the nation's top quarterbacks in the 2028 recruiting class. That prospect is quarterback Graham Simpson, who is the younger brother of current Alabama redshirt junior signal caller Ty Simpson. While unranked currently according to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Simpson is likely to be among the top quarterbacks in the 2028 class when they are released. Attending Westview High School in Tennessee, the 2028 prospect currently owns over 10+ offers, according to 247Sports. Simpson is also the reigning MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year, doing so during the 2024 season after what was a phenomenal campaign in which he threw for 4,135 yards with a 57:1 TD:INT ratio and a 75.6% completion. A few former Alabama stars have also won the award previously, which includes both Dylan Moses (2013) and Jase McClellan (2016). Alabama does not currently have a player committed in the 2028 recruiting class. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
Reuters
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Former HS phenom Mikey Williams to transfer to Sacramento State
April 29 - Sacramento State continues to add star power to its college basketball program after former prep phenom Mikey Williams indicated that he has committed to play for the Hornets next season. As first reported by ESPN, Williams will transfer to Sacramento State, which has made headlines over the past month by hiring former NBA point guard Mike Bibby as the team's head coach followed by the recent hiring of Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal as the general manager. A 6-foot-3 guard, Williams was rated as a five-star prospect early in his high school career, buoyed by his viral dunks and YouTube mixtapes. As a freshman at San Ysidro High School in San Diego, Williams averaged 29.9 points and broke the school's single-game scoring record with 77 points. He was named the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year. Initially committed to Memphis, Williams never played a game for the Tigers and transferred to Central Florida following an April 2023 arrest for allegedly firing a gun at a car full of people at his home. The charges were reduced and Williams ultimately pleaded guilty to one felony count of making criminal threats with provisions that would allow him to avoid jail time. That charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in August after Williams was sentenced to a year of summary probation, which allowed Williams to suit up for the Knights. At UCF, Williams appeared in 18 games (five starts) and averaged 5.1 points in 14 minutes per contest.
