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Jalen Hurts to wear special helmet for Senior Bowl

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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When Jalen Hurts takes the field for the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, he’ll be remembering his time at Alabama and Oklahoma. The Heisman Trophy finalist will wear a special helmet for the occasion.

Hurts will have a two-sided helmet for the Senior Bowl, with one side donning the tradition Alabama number and the other with the interlocking “OU” for his time at Oklahoma. It will be the most unique look on the field.

It helps that the helmet color for Alabama and Oklahoma are similar, allowing Hurts to just switch up the decals a bit for Saturday’s game. Below is the video of Hurts showing off the helmet he’ll wear:

Even though he transferred from Alabama, the former Crimson Tide quarterback is still beloved among those in Tuscaloosa for his contributions to the program. As much as he would’ve liked to remain at Alabama, it was unlikely he’d beat Tua Tagovailoa for the starting job.

For his final season, Hurts opted to transfer to Oklahoma, where he led the Sooners to another Big 12 title and a College Football Playoff appearance. He was also a Heisman Trophy finalist this season, throwing for 3,851 yards, rushing for 1,298 more and accounting for 52 total touchdowns.

The Senior Bowl will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25 and will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will air on NFL Network.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB