VIDEO: Jalen Hurts Reps Both Oklahoma and Alabama at Senior Bowl With Awesome Helmet
By Mark Powell
Very few college football transfer remain beloved by both schools they represented, but Jalen Hurts isn't most collegiate athletes. The former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback is taking part in the Senior Bowl as he prepares for the NFL Draft, hoping to make an early impression on scouts to improve his stock. He'll be doing so in a helmet representing both the Crimson Tide and Sooners.
Jalen Hurts going half Bama/half Oklahoma on his Senior Bowl helmet ? (via @willmcfadden) pic.twitter.com/kIittw0x0C
— 12up (@12upSport) January 21, 2020
Everybody wins!
Hurts' pro prospects aren't great right now, as scouts believe his arm strength is limited and his breakaway speed won't necessarily play at the next level. However, the emergence of run-pass prototype Taysom Hill in New Orleans has opened up an opportunity for Hurts should NFL teams want to copy Sean Payton's strategy.
If not, Hurts will have to prove himself as a mid-round pick, which is doable given his humble beginnings.
#Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts has been presented with his helmet for Saturday: Sooners on one side, Crimson Tide on the other. Said he's happy to be here to represent two great schools. pic.twitter.com/aBpxs825k7
— John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) January 21, 2020
We wouldn't bet against Hurts making an NFL impact one way or another. It likely just won't come as easy as it did his freshman year in Tuscaloosa and onward.