Alabama coach Nick Saban is happy one of his former players has found early succe s at a different school.Jalen Hurts, who transferred away from the Crimson Tide in January, had a spectacular debut for No. 4 Oklahoma in its NFL Chicago Bears Jersey 49-31 win over Houston on Sunday.Saban was asked aboutHurts' performance during a pre s conference one day later.I didnt see the game last night we work on Sunday nights but I hear he played extremely well and (did) an outstanding job, and that doesnt surprise me in Devin Hester Jersey the least bit, Saban said. And were really happy for him, not only in the way he handled himself throughout this entire proce s but now that hes having succe s, as well.Hurts threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Sooners to the victory. He also added another 176 yards and three scores on the ground.20/23332 Pa s yds176 Rush yds (career high)6 Total TDJalen Hurts unleashed in his OU debut SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) Hurtsappeared in 42 games and accounted for 71 total touchdowns during his time with the Crimson Tide. But, he lost his starting spot toTua Tagovailoa Dick Butkus Jersey and served primarily as he backup last season before leaving the program.I think that Jalen set a great example when he was here, Saban said. He was a good leader. He was a good performer. And I also Cody Whitehair Jersey think when things didnt go his way he showed a lot of character as a person to continue to try to improve himself and do everything he could to help his team. And, in this day and age, you don Tarik Cohen Jersey t often see that."But I think it was a really, really great example on his part and because he did it that way when he got an opportunity he was able to do extremely well, and actually won the SEC Championship game for us.No. 2 Alabama cruised to an easy 42-3 victory over Duke in its season opener.Watch all ofSaban's pre s conference below: Related Articles