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Before Jalen Hurts transferred to Oklahoma from Alabama, he had options, telling Nick Saban he was considering Miami or Maryland due to some familiarities with the coaching staffs at each school.
But as Saban revealed in an interview with Fran Duffy of PhiladelphiaEagles.com, Saban nudged him to go to Oklahoma to maximize his NFL draft profile:
"I said, 'Jalen, where do they have the best players?' Because he felt more comfortable going where he knew these guys. And he said, 'Well, I think they've got the best players at Oklahoma.