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Ex-Alabama QB Jalen Hurts Named Oklahoma's Starter vs. Houston

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley announced that Jalen Hurts would be the team's starting quarterback against Houston on Sept. 1.

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Coach Riley names @JalenHurts the starting quarterback. https://t.co/DAc7GEqu3m | #OUDNA https://t.co/tddLZVcm5Y

Hurts, who transferred from Alabama in January, was always expected to win the starting job given his experience with the Crimson Tide. He lost the starting gig in Alabama due to the ascension of Tua Tagovailoa, who was a Heisman Trophy runner-up last season behind former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray.

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