Jalen Hurts played college football at two different schools: the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma. He began his collegiate career at Alabama in 2016, where he led the Crimson Tide to the national championship after being named SEC Offensive Player of the Year. He played for Alabama for two seasons before transferring to Oklahoma for his senior season in 2019. At Oklahoma, he replaced Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray and produced a Heisman finalist season of his own.