He announced his decision on Wednesday via The Players Tribune, and while Alabama fans don’t like the fact of Jalen Hurts going to Oklahoma, they have come to respect it.
For three seasons, he turned in strong numbers and showed the character, determination and integrity that embodies the University of Alabama. Hurts, a native Texan, was a part of two Southeastern Conference championship teams – including a 35-28 comeback victory over Georgia in 2018, which he engineered at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Hurts now joins forces with Lincoln Riley in the Big 12 and has an opportunity to do what both Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray have accomplished: win a Heisman Trophy.