Jamelle Holieway remains the only true freshman quarterback to lead a team to the national title in the modern era, taking over at Oklahoma in 1985 after Troy Aikman was injured. Hurts came ...

Quarterbacks from the past, such as Jimmy Harris, Jack Mildren, Steve Davis, Thomas Lott, J.C. Watts, Danny Bradley and Jamelle Holieway, ran the triple option to perfection in the 20th century.

It's been 40 years since Aikman won at Oklahoma, and he split time with Jamelle Holieway as a starter that season. Hurts finished second in the 2019 Heisman Trophy race after he left Alabama for ...