Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts has a 26–2 record as a starter, but after being benched in last year's national championship game, he spent this year relegated to a backup role behind eventual Heisman finalist Tua Tagovailoa. The Crimson Tide’s resulting run of dominant play suggests—but does not guarantee—that Hurts will be the latest high-profile quarterback to look for a new school this offseason.
The junior signal caller from Houston, Texas, remained at Alabama this season instead of transferring mid-year, but with his talent—he led the Tide to two consecutive national championship game appearances in 2016 and 2017—and the needs of several perennial powers, it’s hard to envision him staying with the program and spending his final year of eligibility handling mop-up duty for Tagovailoa.