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Heupel: Jalin Hyatt is ‘dramatically different’ from last season

Jalin Hyatt's 2021 season was a bit of a disappointment. The electric receiver with freaky speed was a popular candidate to breakout as a sophomore, playing in Josh Heupel’s high-octane offense.

However, that was derailed after Hyatt suffered an injury against Pittsburgh. Even when he came back and was healthy enough to play, he was pretty clearly out of the top receiver rotation.

Heupel might have just given us the reason why that happened — and how Hyatt has fixed it.

“Even in the middle part of last year, his focus and attention to detail, he understood that it needed to change," Heupel said on Monday.