Jalen Hurts’ journey to the top of the football world was, to use his words, “not normal.” From high school star in Houston to dynamic freshman at Alabama to getting benched in Tuscaloosa to a season of rebirth at Oklahoma to a Super Bowl loss to a Super Bowl win, Hurts said, were all “formative for the future” that led him here.
It wasn’t the SEC’s year this past season in college football. However, on Monday, former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts scored a victory for the prestigious conference, leading the Eagles to a 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
Oklahoma’s quarterbacks in the NFL have hogged the headlines all season long — and for all the right reasons. Baker Mayfield has put together a number of stats deserving of MVP consideration, and Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts are patrolling two of the hottest teams in the NFL.
It's not yet November, and the first College Football Playoff rankings have not even come out. So what better time look even further ahead — to bowl season .
Seven weeks down; seven to go. We've hit the halfway mark of the college football regular season. It's been entertaining thus far — not too many surprises — with enough intrigue to keep us going back each week.
The gap between high school football and college football is as wide as the Atlantic. So when an athlete fresh out of his senior year not only gets significant playing time but also makes a meaningful contribution, it deserves recognition.
Now that we have become accustomed to the craziness that is college football each weekend, this past Saturday offered a lot less shock value. Sure, Texas
Week 3 means no more cupcake non-conference matchups. Now we find out who really can stand up to the pressure of high-stakes games where division and conference titles can be won and lost.