ATLANTA — Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts is on the verge of joining one of the most exclusive fraternities in all of American sports.
A fraternity of two.
If Hurts leads the Crimson Tide to the national title over Clemson on Monday in Tampa, Florida, he'll join Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway (1985) as the only other full-time true freshman starting quarterback to lead his team to a national championship.
Prior to this season, the youngest quarterback Nick Saban had trotted out as the starter was AJ McCarron, when McCarron was a redshirt sophomore in 2011.
That season resulted in a national title for Alabama.