Indiana DC Bryant Haines claps back at Ty Simpson, Alabama fans
Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines heard the feedback from former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson concerning the groups’ matchup final season within the Rose Bowl and responded with their very own observations.
Haines used his social media account to name out Simpson for saying he did not assume the Hoosiers’ protection was terribly complicated of their 38-3 rout. Simpson was speaking on a podcast hosted by former Ohio State security and ex-Tide teammate Caleb Downs.
Indiana handed Alabama probably the most lopsided bowl loss in program historical past whereas limiting the Crimson Tide to their lowest scoring whole in a bowl recreation because the 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl in opposition to Texas resulted in a 3-3 tie. Simpson was 12-of-16 for 67 yards and ran 3 times for 17 yards earlier than leaving with a cracked rib. Alabama’s offense produced 193 yards and rushed for less than 23.
As Simpson and Downs wait to search out out the place they will begin their NFL careers, Simpson took a while to clarify what he thought occurred in Pasadena, California.
“From my point of view, I was like, they don’t do much,” he mentioned. “They do the same thing every down. So when I got the ball, I knew exactly what was going to happen. They just didn’t mess up, bro. They were in the exact same spot they were supposed to be. They were so well-coached.
“It was a lot completely different than the SEC. In the SEC, they will play man, they will do these unorthodox coverages. That’s form of how it’s. That recreation was loopy to me. Of course, I obtained damage. So that was a bummer. I knew what they had been going to do. We could not actually run the ball, did not actually throw. It was simply so loopy to me the way it occurred.”
Haines then explained how it happened.
“Adorable,” Haines said in his social media post. “We additionally, noticed all the pieces they had been doing, on each single snap… It’s simply that we exploited these cues. And did not get frozen and crushed by them.”
Adorable. We also, saw everything they were doing, on every single snap… It’s just that we exploited those cues. And it didn’t get frozen and crushed by them. pic.twitter.com/L3zjXB3c3I
— Bryant Haines (@Coach_BHaines) April 18, 2026
Alabama fans pushed back against Haines, the Broyles Award winner as the nation’s top assistant. He wasn’t impressed with what the Tide fans said, either.
“That’s all it took to interrupt your whole fanbase?” Haines wrote. “Wow.. possibly I ought to’ve simply mentioned ‘Boo’. No apologies, no compliments. Grow up people. He had a foul take and I mentioned the painful reality. Bounce back higher.”
The Hoosiers beat Oregon in the next round of the College Football Playoff and then topped Miami in the Hurricanes’ home stadium to capture their first national championship. Quarterback Fernando Mendozathe Heisman Trophy winner, is expected to be the first selection in Thursday night’s NFL draft.
A school-record nine Hoosiers, including receiver Omar Cooper Jr.attended the NFL scouting mix in February. Cooper and Downs are broadly anticipated to be first-round picks.
Some analysts undertaking Simpson because the No. 2 quarterback on this 12 months’s class.
Indiana is getting ready for its annual spring recreation Thursday night time and opens the season Sept. 5, internet hosting North Texas. Alabama opens its season at dwelling Sept. 5 in opposition to East Carolina.
