Alabama football doesn’t sound like it will have any clarity on its quarterback situation soon.

Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer joined Tide 100.9 on Thursday after the third and final scrimmage of the spring, and he shared the latest on the competition between Ty Simpson, Austin Mack and Keelon Russell.

“The biggest thing is, all of them are getting better, which is what you hope and need and expect,” DeBoer said. “For us, people want to know a decision and things like that. For us, you don’t feel like they’re to the point where there’s separation, where there’s a ceiling that they’ve hit. I think it would be pretty foolish for us to make a decision right now. We have plenty of time still to work through it and let these guys continue to work through the summer.”

DeBoer noted that would take Alabama into fall camp, where more reps (and competition) will occur.

“They’re all three very talented, and love the direction they’re going,” DeBoer said. “Similar in being able to pass and that kind of being the priority as far as what they do but also different in a few things and how they get the ball moved down the field sometimes and what their favorite throws are and so forth. That keeps us from having to, because they are so similar, worry about changing who we are, what our philosophy is, so we’re just going to let these guys continue to compete. They do it in a healthy way. They’re there for each other, but they’re also competing. Love what they’re doing. A lot of positives.”

As part of the interview, DeBoer also shared the type of role he wants the quarterback to fill.

“I think a lot of it is, we want that playmaker,” DeBoer said. “We want that guy … I don’t want just a game manager out there. If we’re going to win at the level we want to win at, we want a guy who’s going to produce and make the big plays. Obviously there’s a piece too where you can’t make the big mistakes. Especially in critical moments; whether it’s in the red zone, end of games, end of halves, things like that. We’re just doing a lot of teaching. Nick Sheridan and Ryan Grubb just do an amazing job working together, guiding these guys in the right direction.”

Alabama will hold A-Day on Saturday, which will formatted like a practice, not a game.

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for Follow him on X and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.