Inside Jalen Hurts' unprecedented spring at Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. -- At a powerhouse such as Oklahoma, a newcomer assuming an immediate leadership role is virtually unprecedented.

Baker Mayfield sat out a season in Norman before the Sooners took on his brash personality en route to their insurgent run to the College Football Playoff. Kyler Murray quietly waited behind Mayfield for two years before he was handed the keys to the locker room.

Although those quarterbacks won the Heisman Trophy and led OU to the playoff, they weren't the center of attention upon arrival.

Jalen Hurts, however, is just that in Norman.

That's what a 26-2 record as the starting quarterback at Alabama commands. The same goes for how Hurts gracefully accepted losing his…