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Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is now the Heisman Trophy frontrunner after a strong performance against Tennessee.

Simpson led Alabama to its fourth straight win over a ranked opponent, completing 19 of 29 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns.

Since a Week 1 loss, Simpson has thrown 16 touchdowns with only one interception during a six-game winning streak.

Anything can happen in this wild ride of a college football season that's barely more than halfway complete, and Saturday proved to be as crazy as any. Vanderbilt knocked off LSU for the first time since 1990, UAB toppled a ranked team, Memphis, in an interim coach's debut, and Alabama football's first-year starter at quarterback established himself as the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy.

Yep, Ty Simpson

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