Quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts didn't share much time together at Oklahoma, but they shared a jersey number, a similar path, and will now share the field this Sunday when the Cardinals face the Eagles.
Now the Eagles starting quarterback, Hurts began his college career at Alabama, before taking the road not infrequently traveled of transferring to Oklahoma. He did so in 2019 as Murray was preparing for the NFL draft, so their collegiate overlap ended sooner rather than later.
"I didn’t really get to spend a lot of time with him just because that was a quick time period for me getting drafted as well as trying to make him as comfortable as possible with his transition from Alabama to (the University of Oklahoma)," Murray said Wednesday.