Saturday marked the fifth game that quarterback Jalen Hurts has played this season, meaning he is no longer eligible to take advantage of a new redshirt rule that would have allowed him to play in four games, still redshirt, and have two more seasons to play instead of one – presumably after transferring. Hurts made it clear months ago that he was going to stay at Alabama to graduate given how close he was to that milestone.
Still, some thought there was at least a small chance that Hurts could have taken advantage of the rule.
On Saturday in his post-game press conference, Nick Saban came as close as he has yet to tipping his hand in regards to what Hurts will do next.