Jalen Hurts to wear an Alabama/Oklahoma helmet for Senior Bowl

[deliveryman35]

I think this is cool, Jalen will always be a Bama Graduate! Can’t say the same about OU! Of course, I think he had a 4.0 GPA in HS, so maybe he has a degree from OU, I mean I would never make assumptions about the young man.
Separate question, and maybe we should have another discussion thread
Does Bama make the playoffs with Jalen Hurts still at Bama? I say yes, We May or May not have lost to LSU, But I believe we would have beaten Auburn.

2017. We had the better team with him and what happened?

 

[OSUTideFan]

I don’t care what anyone says, the Tide was a top three team this year.

 

[Jay Hughes]

I don’t care what anyone says, the Tide was a top three team this year.

With a healthy Tua, yes. Without, top 4

 

[RammerJammer15]

2017. We had the better team with him and what happened?

There's a difference between 2017 Jalen and 2018-19 Jalen. 2017 Jalen doesn't win us the SEC title last year.

 

[12Namath12]

Jalen will always be one of my all time favorite players!

 

[Jack Bourbon]

Would’ve been nice to have Jalen vs Auburn. That was not an ideal spot for Mac to get comfy in big time SEC games. Or maybe next year I’ll be proven wrong and the timing will seem perfect in retrospect —hopefully!

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Would’ve been nice to have Jalen vs Auburn. That was not an ideal spot for Mac to get comfy in big time SEC games. Or maybe next year I’ll be proven wrong and the timing will seem perfect in retrospect —hopefully!

Ummm.. Mac did heck of a job keeping Alabama in a close game. if it hadn't for 2 bad ints, we would've won the game. Mac had a big game against LSU so... it wasn't like it was his first big game.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

It doesn't matter what happened in past. Jalen can make it in NFL. He just need to continue to work on his game... He won't be Lamar Jackson, or Tayson Hill.. he will simply be Jalen Hurts who will do his thing. Jalen will be fine.. no matter how this turns out.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

It doesn't matter what happened in past. Jalen can make it in NFL. He just need to continue to work on his game... He won't be Lamar Jackson, or Tayson Hill.. he will simply be Jalen Hurts who will do his thing. Jalen will be fine.. no matter how this turns out.

Some team will take a chance on him, put him in their system and try to develop him. I've seen worse quarterbacks coming out of college that NFL teams have drafted.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I think JH is like Tebow - great athlete, but will need to consider changing positions to make it long term in the NFL.

He just can't make the throws against premium defenses. And every NFL defense is better than anything he faced in CFB...

I wish him the best but I just don't see it.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

I love Jalen. But he isn't making it in the NFL as a QB.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

I think JH is like Tebow - great athlete, but will need to consider changing positions to make it long term in the NFL.

He just can't make the throws against premium defenses. And every NFL defense is better than anything he faced in CFB...

I wish him the best but I just don't see it.

LOL I almost just used the Tebow comparison in my post but decided against it for this audience.

 

[Jay Hughes]

Ummm.. Mac did heck of a job keeping Alabama in a close game. if it hadn't for 2 bad ints, we would've won the game. Mac had a big game against LSU so... it wasn't like it was his first big game.

Did Mac wear Tua’s jersey against LSU? I could have sworn that Tua played against LSU?!?!

Really confused. Auburn was Mac’s first big game.

 

[The Ols]

Apparently Jalen will not wear that helmet during the game:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1219728083873423363

One side of the helmet Hurts will wear in the Senior Bowl includes the "OU" logo, while the other side has a "2," referencing the No. 2 jersey that Hurts wore during his first three college football seasons at Alabama. Hurts wore the No. 1 jersey this past season at Oklahoma, because Sooners wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who has also entered the 2020 NFL Draft, already had the No. 2 uniform.

So now I'm officially confused... 😂

 

[PA Tide Fan]

One side of the helmet Hurts will wear in the Senior Bowl includes the "OU" logo, while the other side has a "2," referencing the No. 2 jersey that Hurts wore during his first three college football seasons at Alabama. Hurts wore the No. 1 jersey this past season at Oklahoma, because Sooners wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who has also entered the 2020 NFL Draft, already had the No. 2 uniform.

So now I'm officially confused... 😂

Yeah, it is confusing since sources such as ESPN and SI reported that he would be wearing it during the game. If they only made two helmets, one for Jalen as a gift and one for the charity I wouldn't think he'd want to risk damaging his helmet during the game. I guess he could change his mind at the last moment and wear it but this morning there was more confirmation that he WON'T be wearing it.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/...et-which-went-viral-wont-be-used-in-game.html

 

[Wakecrash]

Yeah, it is confusing since sources such as ESPN and SI reported that he would be wearing it during the game.

It was confusing because Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy introduced jalen and said everyone was questioning what helmet Jalen is going to wear ok or AL, presents helmet, then states you might be able to wear both.

 

[PA Tide Fan]

It was confusing because Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy introduced jalen and said everyone was questioning what helmet Jalen is going to wear ok or AL, presents helmet, then states you might be able to wear both.

I heard that too when Nagy presented it to him. Don't know why Nagy handled it the way he did if he knew Jalen wasn't wearing it. Makes one wonder if there's more to this story than is being told. I'd sure like to know if Jalen knew in advance that these helmets were being made.

 

[Bamaro]

Wouldn't wearing a dual helmet now be somewhat of a slap at his team, OU?

 

[Jay Hughes]

Teague was not a fan at all.

 

[deliveryman35]

26-2 at Bama with a NC under his belt.
Takes OU to the final 4 in football in one season and threw for a lot of yards.
Class guy.
Not particularly a fan of this idea because I am afraid it COULD become a trend.

Yes a NC but let’s be clear—in baseball terminology he was no-decisioned in that game. Tua inherited a deficit from Jalen and was the winning pitcher.