He ran so hard. He was my favorite player. He was made some promises by Butch Jones about how he would be used and the changes were not upheld. Jones used him like a human battering ram. When Kamara got the ball you didn't know where he was going, with Hurd it was always between the tackles. He was already getting injuries to his legs and knees as a soph and it got worse as a junior. He also ran without enough lean and thus at 6'4" he ran too tall. I think he knew this and wanted to switch to WR to avoid further injuries. He was an absolute beast when pass blocking. LB would blitz up the middle, run into Hurd, stop 100%, and go 2 steps back. He blew up blitzers. You could hear the collisions in the upper deck. He should have been an H-back or TE in my opinion. So much talent. I hope he's doing well. Injuries didn't end my football career. It was the fact I was a 185 lb 2nd string nose guard. So I was like Hurd & Matt but without all that annoying talent.
Yeah to think Kamara was 2nd string is nuts. Jones was a horrible coach. Hurd should have been gotten the ball in space more or played at TE with Kamara at RB. Hurd switching to WR was a huge career killing decision. I think he was way to selfish to play WR. He would have been a nightmare at TE for defenses. He had once in a generation speed and size. TE size with WR speed . Sad story.
There’s a lot more to the story of Jalen Hurd. I live right down the road from Beech HS. He was a phenomenon, there’s was a huge buzz around town about this kid at Beech that was killing it at RB. He was recruited by Nick Saban at Alabama, Ohio State, everybody. He had a reputation in HS as entitled and thought he was the 💩, so I’ve heard. I’m not trying to throw shade at the guy bc I loved his game. At Tennessee his mom got thrown out of the 2016 Florida Tennessee game for disorderly conduct or fighting and drinking. Also in the 2016 Georgia game (the one where Jennings caught the Hail Mary) coach Butch Jones lit into him on the sidelines for a fumble which would’ve been a TD. Then Jalen comes back later in the game and scores a TD and walks up to Butch Jones and says F*ck YOU to his face. Jalen gets benched in the rest of that game other than the “hands” Team on kickoff return. He didn’t make the flight down to the Texas A&M game that year bc of disciplinary reasons. He was a cancer in the locker room is what I was told by ppl in the know up there. But it came to a boil when at South Carolina he was up to some more of his shenanigans and Joshua Dobbs went off on him bc Jalen was purposely not putting in the effort and I believe we lost that game effectively killing our chances to go to an SEC championship. Next day players, captains went to Coach Jones and voiced there displeasure, anger about Hurd’s antics. The next day or so he quits the team. That’s the real story. If he would’ve stayed at Tennessee he would’ve been the all time leading rusher in Tennessee football history. He was clearly on his way to that record.
And this was before NIL and the transfer portal. Good grief, imagine the locker room cancer if he'd had all that money. Sucks about all the injuries, killing any chance at all at a pro career. If this is who he really was, based on a number of similar comments here, it sounds to me like God was trying to get his attention. Well, Hurd evidently wasn't listening, and that pro career went gone.
And he actually played in a San Francisco pre season game at wr and played very well. Looked the part. Then he got injured. I used to workout at a gym with a guy that personally trained Jalen and I saw some of videos in the weight room and the kid was super athletic and talented.
The main reason he transferred is because UT wouldn't use him more as a receiver (which is what he allegedly requested) because the constant workload of playing RB was taking it's toll physically, the fact we couldn't put Hurd out more as a receiver and give most the carries to Kamara really sums up the Butch Jones era, GBO.
One way or another both of them should have been on the field at same time. Hurd was a premadonna and was surrounded by people that were counting the money it seems. You could see his very inconsistent play very obviously. He had the ability to run like a mad man but if he didn't like the play call he would not put in much effort at all. So many people noticed that it was frustrating to watch.
Im a UT fan and those who know, know that Hurd and his family wanted him to move outside (either WR or TE) after like his freshman year. The issue is that Butch Jones trash behind didnt see that Alvin at RB and Hurd at TE or WR would have made a decent UT offense even more explosive. But that's what happens when Butch Jones is your Head Coach.
They can blame injuries in 2016 all they want but his turning point or downfall what ever you want to call it was during the Hail Mary Georgia game when he got blasted when he thought he had an easy touchdown and he fumbled away the ball and butch jones chewed his ass and benched him.He couldn’t take it he looked for someone to blame besides taking accountability.Jalen was responsible for his lack of career not anybody else.
People hate on the guy like he was a failure. He made it to the top 0.5% of the the sport. Got a free education. Made a little money. Jalen was a success.
If he could have just stayed healthy I think he would have been a good wide receiver for the 49ers they gave him a couple years. I was living in Knoxville when he was playing for the Vols,and he was fun to watch.
He's also a pretty big ass.....pretty stuck up. Didn't want to pay for a movie ticket because he was "gonna be in Canton one day" That's what he told me and I told him he'd have to pay for his tickets just like Taylor Swift did......who is from our hometown also....if you can't guess I managed a movie theater outside of Hendersonville and dealt with them both multiple times......Taylor was a MUCH more pleasant experience.
@@andrewrau7516 I can believe that, I was living in Knoxville when he was there and heard some pretty bad things about him and his mom's attitude towards people.
He got banned from a bar I worked at in Nashville lol. He was asked to leave a woman alone and ended up punching one of the security guards in the face as a response. Stories like this have followed him his entire career. Always doing the wrong thing.
Ok, the more I read it sounds like he had some kind of entitled attitude, thinking he was more important than anyone else. Sorry to hear about the injuries, but it sounds to me like the Lord wasn't getting the response He was looking for.
Oh he's DEFINITELY stuck up, Mr Bigshot. He frequented several places I managed when he was in high school. Thought he was a superstar when he was 16.....used to try and use his high school football talent to get in for free where I managed.....and free stuff, snacks, drinks, once inside.....because he was "gonna be in Canton one day" Humbleness is not something he or his parents understand.
@@SteveScenarioHeck NO!! He's a stuck up jerk who thinks everyone is below him because of well basically what equates in the end to nothing more than an amazing high school football career. I'm from Hendersonville Tennessee as well, have had multiple runins with him and he has always been pretty stuck up......he expects people to go out of their way and bend over backwards for him in everyday life. Really no different than any of the other rich athletes and famous musicians that live in Hendersonville......Hendersonville is a favorite spot to call home for a lot of successful people. It's also the hometown of Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash.....heck, even one of the BeeGees bought Cash's house.
As a life long Vol fan, he is still my favorite RB of all time. He was so good. Bitch Jones did him dirty and it is a shame because he gave his all for Tennessee. I'm still disappointed that he didn't get to finish a Vol. F*ck Butch Jones
Thanks for the update, Matt. We all had high hopes when he signed with UT. It got really weird when Alvin got here. I had no idea how his pro career went. Appreciate the video.
Loved watching Hurd play for UT but his parents made an embarrassment of their family when they came out and said you're going to see the really reason Kamara was behind Hurd when they get to the NFL. Those words really worked out well!
Soooooo glad you did this story !!!!!! I’ve been following him since 2014 my senior year ! He was a different breed that was blossoming at the right time! But yeah I always noticed he never had social media Which was always crazy to me. That’s how you know he’s tapped in with his degree and his family or his friends.
Bro nah because I’m a 49ers fan a Jalen Hurd was supposed to be the missing puzzle piece in this system. Rushed back Twice from an injury from dumbass Shanahan forcing the kid to play meaningless preseason games to “see how he’s progressing the last injury” just so dumb and insane mismanagement from a team I love
Not once TWICE he was rushed back from injury resulting into more injuries piling up til the point the team released him due to him not being able to get healthy / them not wanting to deal with the project anymore (that they caused)
Shanny has done FAR worse to players than that. That’s how he operates every day. And bc of all that heavy heavy karma, he will never win a Super Bowl. He’ll go again, but he’ll never win one.
He quit during the South Carolina game. I’ve never seen that. A player just quit. He left Tennessee because of Butch Jones. They did not see eye to eye.
You've never seen that? Nfl guys have retired at halftime. Another example of someone quitting, Antonio brown quit very publicly on camera , the whole world saw it. Jay cutler ? Randy moss Oakland?
Props on a still awesome lifetime of playing football, injuries like that are so unfair especially not allowing him to play 1 game. Besides the injuries I couldn't see him killing it as a 6'4 RB i just feel that's way too tall unless youre Derrick henry.
What's scary is he was faster than Derrick Henry. He had TE size and WR speed. Would have been a legend at TE if he switched and stayed healthy, but so would Tim Tebow ..
You didn’t do a lot of research on the situation in Tennessee. I remember him and butch jones getting into it bad. And Hurd accused Tennessee of lying to him about how he was told he would be used. He wanted to be used more of a receiver, it was reported he was tired of the hits/injuries he was getting at RB. Then Tennessee didn’t use him like that, kept him at RB and ran him up the middle, and he kept getting hurt. so he left. I’m a Georgia fan, and I remember that situation over there
I watch a lot of videos like these and in my opinion yours are the best. So many people who make videos like this try to make the videos about them and be entertaining, but you just focus on the material and get right to the point.
Thanks for the video Matt. A lot of people forgot or didnt know what all happpened when Hurd was here. Its also worth noting that he almost transferred after his sophomore season as well. The biggest issue wasnt moving to WR, but the offensive style. 'Bitch' Jones ran an RPO offense and used Hurd as a battering ram between the tackles. To keep Hurd from leaving after his 2nd year, Jones told him they would run more traditional pro sets, I formation with a full back (which is what Hurd wanted). But of course that idiot jones was lying and they again ran all RPO sets. The heavy work load coupled with Hurds running style (power runner but had a hard time staying low and very litttle lean when he ran) took a toll on his body The entire situation was mismanaged on both sides but in the end, I dont blamed him for leaving. Jones was a total a$$ hat.
This brought back emotional trauma of listening to the Neyland Stadium announcer say 10 times a game, “Hurd Carries, gain of 1”… I don’t miss those times
I've played sports before, but I'm not an athlete per se. But the first thing I thought of was the Mental struggle that he must have went through. Absolutely sucks. You never got an opportunity, terrible luck
Would love to hear the full matt be great story. I know youve touched on your story a bit in a couple vids and mentioned you would do your story sometime. If you already did, a link or title to search would be great. If not will look forward to seeing it in the future.
I had to come back from a broken ankle and foot in high school. The hardest part was actually making that first move on that ankle. My football journey ended because I was too small to play in college, however I played college baseball and that was where it ended.
I’m a niner fan. I remember expecting big things out of Hurd.. but the guy is always hurt or gets hurt before even playing. Never really played a snap for the Niners offense . Hurt for like 3 years on a row. Whether it was during practice or whenever. We will never know how good he could have been. Sad
After I raised up to $700k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
His junior year stats are really even more impressive than you stated just for the fact that he rarely even played in the second half of most of those games. Beech would run up such a big lead that he would sit in the second half!
I'm from Hendersonville also. One thing that helped inflate his stats that year is the somewhat down year for Sumner County and Wilson County as far as talented players go. The county's competition was a bit weak that year.....he was playing weak teams like Hendersonville, Station Camp, White House, Lebanon and Mt Juliet. The Ironic part is Beech High School, his team, was usually second fiddle to crosstown rival Hville and Gallatin. Beech always sucked lol I should know, I played against them....93......GO HENDERSONVILLE COMMANDOS....BLACK AND GOLD BABY!
I am born/raised in Georgia and am a life long UGA fan; I remember a game I think in 2014 or 2015 where this kid got blasted by Deandre Baker before scoring a touchdown. Jalen thought he had an easy touchdown and well he didn’t bc Baker smashed him causing him to fumble before scoring.
You either missed, skipped over, or don't know about all the drama leading up to Hurd leaving UT. Us UT fans heard a lot about it from the local sports media. For his talent, he had a horrible personality/ego to go with a lack of effort. I guess it is one of those situations where you grow up being the best and not really having to try hard because you have the natural talent, but then eventually those that have worked hard catch up to your level and surpass you, all the while you don't even realize it and still believe you're the best. He didn't seem to recognize the need to keep trying to get better and maybe felt everything was just a filler until he got to the NFL. Based on statements from his teammates and local sports media about his locker room behavior, lack of effort in practices/games, and what us fans could see at games and in public, before he chose to leave fans were already understanding, despite his awesome talent, he was a rot on the team.
Do a story about aaron harris. He was one of the best high school running backs on the east coast and went to penn state. He was one of the most monstorous dudes to ever come out of pa. Him and kobe were competeing for the best high school athlete in philly. It was him and kobe on the philadelphia high school sports show. He was that dominant to the point a lot of people felt he should won high school athlete of the year over kobe
I was a bouncer at scruffy Murphys in 2017 and 2018 the local college bar by Baylor I talked to Herd when he came to Baylor he said he transferred because he wanted to be a receiver and Tennessee wouldn't let him change positions. He wanted to be a WR sooner because of the toll being a running back takes on your body and how long running backs Play in the leauge
He left Tennessee in the middle of the season in 2016. Was not very fond of that move as a Tennessee fan myself. Don’t wish injury on anyone and it sucks cause he should have stayed and been one of the best to ever wear orange.
Can you drop a video on Kareem Orr,he he's a legend from my hometown and he won ring with the Los Angeles Rams but never got signed by any team after getting a ring. Then looks like he just quit to give up on football.
High School was too easy for him at Beech. Tennessee doesn't have the greatest football program in the nation, it's slacking. He made 2 boneheaded plays in college that sealed his fate for the Vols. In that one play, he celebrated too early before crossing the goal line got popped by the defender, and fumbled. He was too thin to be a college running back from the get-go. But he and Golden Tate put on a clinic here in Hendersonville. well? JPll may be in Goodlettsville
I know his high school coach personally and he sat out his senior season because the VOLS told him he would start if he did…That’s 100% facts!!!There wasn’t any injurie to his shoulder.Thats just what they told media.Crabtree aint gonna hide nothing anymore.He was babied in school as well.He was definitely something to watch though in high school.Kinda reminded me of Dewayne Dotson if Hendersonville Tn
Jones lied to him. He didn’t want to carry that crazy workload that was breaking him down and Jones called the plays anyway. The kid was used as a battering ram for 3 years. If he had transitioned to WR, he would still be playing now. His injuries stem from taking so many shots to his legs. Dude was 6'4 playing RB and didn’t have Derrick Henry tree trunks.
Jalen is from my hometown Hendersonville Tennessee......played for my high school, Hendersonville High School's crosstown rival Beech Buccaneers🤮🤮 lol What a mess
Trey Sanders is the saddest turnout in recent memory. However, doesn't take away from his work ethic. Dude almost never walked again and still was able to play D1.
Hey Matt can you do a story on ramonce Taylor. It’s similar to Percy Harvin story but ten times worse. He was a national championship athlete at university of Texas. If you look at his last season numbers they were similar if not better than Percy Harvins in college.
He wasn’t a team player. When you make josh dobbs scream at you and cuss you that speaks volumes. Hurd wanted jones to change his offense to feature a fb because as he told them he couldn’t continue at rb if they didn’t implement the I formation. He know the offense when he came here.
Hate he had all them injuries but that whole deal during the South Carolina game destroyed our season but remember butch jones was the coach he was awful. Too bad someone didn’t step in and straighten things out. Hope life is well for him
Where is the rest of the story? He didn’t have injuries his junior year. The reason he only played 7 games well 6 and a half. He quit in the middle of a game😂😂😂. He was showboating walking into the end zone got cracked and fumbled then he eventually quit! I will say Butch was a terrible coach but to quit on your team and teammates. Yeah great character right there😅.
Alshon Jeffrey, Marshon Lattimore, AJ Green, or even another failed South Carolina prospect would be cool. We have a lot of them, maybe not as much as Cal, Georgia or Florida but we're one of the HS Football states ... some years more than others but still
He played like shit for the 49ers in his preseason appearances, and looked like he didn't care every time he was on the field. Every fan was relieved when he left the team.
Everyone sounds like they are giving him a ton excuses and blaming Jones for many of his problems. He had a poor attitude. His little ball flip before crossing the endzone hurt his career and put Kamara into the limelight. Now doubt he had unlimited talent but so do many others. Mental and physical injuries are part of the game. His attitude played a large part of his short career.
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He ran so hard. He was my favorite player. He was made some promises by Butch Jones about how he would be used and the changes were not upheld. Jones used him like a human battering ram. When Kamara got the ball you didn't know where he was going, with Hurd it was always between the tackles. He was already getting injuries to his legs and knees as a soph and it got worse as a junior. He also ran without enough lean and thus at 6'4" he ran too tall. I think he knew this and wanted to switch to WR to avoid further injuries. He was an absolute beast when pass blocking. LB would blitz up the middle, run into Hurd, stop 100%, and go 2 steps back. He blew up blitzers. You could hear the collisions in the upper deck. He should have been an H-back or TE in my opinion. So much talent. I hope he's doing well. Injuries didn't end my football career. It was the fact I was a 185 lb 2nd string nose guard. So I was like Hurd & Matt but without all that annoying talent.
good ole butch
Yo that’s wild siding up you and White Randy!
Freaking Butch Jones
Yeah to think Kamara was 2nd string is nuts. Jones was a horrible coach. Hurd should have been gotten the ball in space more or played at TE with Kamara at RB. Hurd switching to WR was a huge career killing decision. I think he was way to selfish to play WR. He would have been a nightmare at TE for defenses. He had once in a generation speed and size. TE size with WR speed . Sad story.
@@1stoferWide receivers are generally viewed as the most selfish. So, you make no sense. Switching to receiver didn’t kill his career. Injuries did.
There’s a lot more to the story of Jalen Hurd. I live right down the road from Beech HS. He was a phenomenon, there’s was a huge buzz around town about this kid at Beech that was killing it at RB. He was recruited by Nick Saban at Alabama, Ohio State, everybody. He had a reputation in HS as entitled and thought he was the 💩, so I’ve heard. I’m not trying to throw shade at the guy bc I loved his game. At Tennessee his mom got thrown out of the 2016 Florida Tennessee game for disorderly conduct or fighting and drinking. Also in the 2016 Georgia game (the one where Jennings caught the Hail Mary) coach Butch Jones lit into him on the sidelines for a fumble which would’ve been a TD. Then Jalen comes back later in the game and scores a TD and walks up to Butch Jones and says F*ck YOU to his face. Jalen gets benched in the rest of that game other than the “hands”
Team on kickoff return. He didn’t make the flight down to the Texas A&M game that year bc of disciplinary reasons. He was a cancer in the locker room is what I was told by ppl in the know up there. But it came to a boil when at South Carolina he was up to some more of his shenanigans and Joshua Dobbs went off on him bc Jalen was purposely not putting in the effort and I believe we lost that game effectively killing our chances to go to an SEC championship. Next day players, captains went to Coach Jones and voiced there displeasure, anger about Hurd’s antics. The next day or so he quits the team. That’s the real story. If he would’ve stayed at Tennessee he would’ve been the all time leading rusher in Tennessee football history. He was clearly on his way to that record.
And this was before NIL and the transfer portal. Good grief, imagine the locker room cancer if he'd had all that money. Sucks about all the injuries, killing any chance at all at a pro career. If this is who he really was, based on a number of similar comments here, it sounds to me like God was trying to get his attention. Well, Hurd evidently wasn't listening, and that pro career went gone.
And he actually played in a San Francisco pre season game at wr and played very well. Looked the part. Then he got injured. I used to workout at a gym with a guy that personally trained Jalen and I saw some of videos in the weight room and the kid was super athletic and talented.
No lies detected here.
I lived right down the road from Beech also lol Off New Hope, on Sandy Valley
Small world! I still think the whole Sebastian Rogers disappearance is real sketchy.
The main reason he transferred is because UT wouldn't use him more as a receiver (which is what he allegedly requested) because the constant workload of playing RB was taking it's toll physically, the fact we couldn't put Hurd out more as a receiver and give most the carries to Kamara really sums up the Butch Jones era, GBO.
One way or another both of them should have been on the field at same time. Hurd was a premadonna and was surrounded by people that were counting the money it seems. You could see his very inconsistent play very obviously. He had the ability to run like a mad man but if he didn't like the play call he would not put in much effort at all. So many people noticed that it was frustrating to watch.
@@bc5208derp
Hurd wanted to run out of the I formation, with a fullback. Butch Jones liked to be in shotgun or the pistol.
Im a UT fan and those who know, know that Hurd and his family wanted him to move outside (either WR or TE) after like his freshman year. The issue is that Butch Jones trash behind didnt see that Alvin at RB and Hurd at TE or WR would have made a decent UT offense even more explosive. But that's what happens when Butch Jones is your Head Coach.
Man this feels like the good ol' days in the last decade when you were only covering high school hoopers.
Hurd took thats hit against Georgia where he stood str8 up and got popped before scoring the touchdown he never was the same after that.
They can blame injuries in 2016 all they want but his turning point or downfall what ever you want to call it was during the Hail Mary Georgia game when he got blasted when he thought he had an easy touchdown and he fumbled away the ball and butch jones chewed his ass and benched him.He couldn’t take it he looked for someone to blame besides taking accountability.Jalen was responsible for his lack of career not anybody else.
He went pro and kept getting Injured. The irrelevant butch Jones is a non factor. Bum Jones. He was on Ir perpetually.
People hate on the guy like he was a failure. He made it to the top 0.5% of the the sport. Got a free education. Made a little money.
Jalen was a success.
If he could have just stayed healthy I think he would have been a good wide receiver for the 49ers they gave him a couple years. I was living in Knoxville when he was playing for the Vols,and he was fun to watch.
Nothing like people making excuses for someone makes me hope people make excuses for me
He's also a pretty big ass.....pretty stuck up. Didn't want to pay for a movie ticket because he was "gonna be in Canton one day" That's what he told me and I told him he'd have to pay for his tickets just like Taylor Swift did......who is from our hometown also....if you can't guess I managed a movie theater outside of Hendersonville and dealt with them both multiple times......Taylor was a MUCH more pleasant experience.
@@andrewrau7516 I can believe that, I was living in Knoxville when he was there and heard some pretty bad things about him and his mom's attitude towards people.
He got banned from a bar I worked at in Nashville lol. He was asked to leave a woman alone and ended up punching one of the security guards in the face as a response. Stories like this have followed him his entire career. Always doing the wrong thing.
So he's not a choir boy, as described in this video?
@@SteveScenariodefinitely not, he wasn’t injured his junior year. He quit in the middle of a game I believe.
Ok, the more I read it sounds like he had some kind of entitled attitude, thinking he was more important than anyone else. Sorry to hear about the injuries, but it sounds to me like the Lord wasn't getting the response He was looking for.
Oh he's DEFINITELY stuck up, Mr Bigshot. He frequented several places I managed when he was in high school. Thought he was a superstar when he was 16.....used to try and use his high school football talent to get in for free where I managed.....and free stuff, snacks, drinks, once inside.....because he was "gonna be in Canton one day" Humbleness is not something he or his parents understand.
@@SteveScenarioHeck NO!! He's a stuck up jerk who thinks everyone is below him because of well basically what equates in the end to nothing more than an amazing high school football career. I'm from Hendersonville Tennessee as well, have had multiple runins with him and he has always been pretty stuck up......he expects people to go out of their way and bend over backwards for him in everyday life. Really no different than any of the other rich athletes and famous musicians that live in Hendersonville......Hendersonville is a favorite spot to call home for a lot of successful people. It's also the hometown of Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash.....heck, even one of the BeeGees bought Cash's house.
As a life long Vol fan, he is still my favorite RB of all time. He was so good. Bitch Jones did him dirty and it is a shame because he gave his all for Tennessee. I'm still disappointed that he didn't get to finish a Vol.
F*ck Butch Jones
Thanks for the update, Matt. We all had high hopes when he signed with UT. It got really weird when Alvin got here. I had no idea how his pro career went. Appreciate the video.
Clicked on this so damn fast. Love this kind of content in addition to your regular season and news content.
Jalen Hurd is an example of why college athletes should get paid.
No they got nil and all that for that stuff but schools payin athletes would not be economically viable
@@johndavis9321he didn’t get any nil money.
He was a 5* in an SEC program....he got paid.
College is for getting an education, it's not the minor leagues for the NFL
@@nolimitzzkiddd3493 I'm aware of that my point still stands
Same here my knee got me in my prime crazy. I appreciated you doing this because man it was a real sad but interesting I wish he didn’t get hurt
Most underrated running back in a madden franchise. Use to switch his position and do work.
Why did I never think that 🤣🤦♂️ used to grind to make him my 3 tho
Loved watching Hurd play for UT but his parents made an embarrassment of their family when they came out and said you're going to see the really reason Kamara was behind Hurd when they get to the NFL. Those words really worked out well!
Soooooo glad you did this story !!!!!!
I’ve been following him since 2014 my senior year !
He was a different breed that was blossoming at the right time!
But yeah I always noticed he never had social media
Which was always crazy to me. That’s how you know he’s tapped in with his degree and his family or his friends.
I thought he showed flashes of brilliance at Tennessee and thought he was gonna have a great NFL career.
What’s crazy is that there were two 5 star recruits out of Sumner County TN in 2013; Hurd and Josh Malone. Both signed with the Volunteers.
Bro nah because I’m a 49ers fan a Jalen Hurd was supposed to be the missing puzzle piece in this system. Rushed back Twice from an injury from dumbass Shanahan forcing the kid to play meaningless preseason games to “see how he’s progressing the last injury” just so dumb and insane mismanagement from a team I love
Not once TWICE he was rushed back from injury resulting into more injuries piling up til the point the team released him due to him not being able to get healthy / them not wanting to deal with the project anymore (that they caused)
Shanny has done FAR worse to players than that. That’s how he operates every day. And bc of all that heavy heavy karma, he will never win a Super Bowl. He’ll go again, but he’ll never win one.
He quit during the South Carolina game. I’ve never seen that. A player just quit. He left Tennessee because of Butch Jones. They did not see eye to eye.
Yeah, I was looking for this. The injuries part got me. Like did this guy do any research or just fabricate this whole video!
You've never seen that? Nfl guys have retired at halftime. Another example of someone quitting, Antonio brown quit very publicly on camera , the whole world saw it. Jay cutler ? Randy moss Oakland?
Props on a still awesome lifetime of playing football, injuries like that are so unfair especially not allowing him to play 1 game. Besides the injuries I couldn't see him killing it as a 6'4 RB i just feel that's way too tall unless youre Derrick henry.
What's scary is he was faster than Derrick Henry. He had TE size and WR speed. Would have been a legend at TE if he switched and stayed healthy, but so would Tim Tebow ..
Im a Tennessee fan his handlers was his biggest issue in football
great vid matt love these series plz do harrison bailey next (former tennessee 5 star QB)
You didn’t do a lot of research on the situation in Tennessee. I remember him and butch jones getting into it bad. And Hurd accused Tennessee of lying to him about how he was told he would be used. He wanted to be used more of a receiver, it was reported he was tired of the hits/injuries he was getting at RB. Then Tennessee didn’t use him like that, kept him at RB and ran him up the middle, and he kept getting hurt. so he left. I’m a Georgia fan, and I remember that situation over there
SPOTRAC says 2.7 million. But look at that 2019 49er draft - Bosa, Deebo, Punter, Greenlaw
I watch a lot of videos like these and in my opinion yours are the best. So many people who make videos like this try to make the videos about them and be entertaining, but you just focus on the material and get right to the point.
Thanks for the video Matt. A lot of people forgot or didnt know what all happpened when Hurd was here.
Its also worth noting that he almost transferred after his sophomore season as well. The biggest issue wasnt moving to WR, but the offensive style. 'Bitch' Jones ran an RPO offense and used Hurd as a battering ram between the tackles. To keep Hurd from leaving after his 2nd year, Jones told him they would run more traditional pro sets, I formation with a full back (which is what Hurd wanted). But of course that idiot jones was lying and they again ran all RPO sets. The heavy work load coupled with Hurds running style (power runner but had a hard time staying low and very litttle lean when he ran) took a toll on his body
The entire situation was mismanaged on both sides but in the end, I dont blamed him for leaving. Jones was a total a$$ hat.
Matt do a video on Alabama LB DYLAN MOSES💯 He’s playing in the United Football League at age 24
For 3 years I was hoping he would play for the 49ers but he just couldn’t make it to the field that’s sad.
This brought back emotional trauma of listening to the Neyland Stadium announcer say 10 times a game, “Hurd Carries, gain of 1”… I don’t miss those times
You should do FSU great Peter Warrick next. Great episode and content
Do Quavaris Crouch next!! Beast of a running back recruit. No idea where he is now.
I really like Q.. I was so hopeful when he went to Tennessee! Then to Michigan State and I have no idea? He was in beast mode in high school tho!!
He’s playing RB at a D2 HBCU in his home state of North Carolina now
@@Jweese170 that’s wild. He should have stuck with running back. He was absolutely jacked coming out of high school
RB = Running Back
@@glenngriffis6334 he played linebacker at Tennessee. He should have stuck with being a running back. I’m glad you can spell.
Great videos Matt @mattbegreat
Can you do a video on Marcell Shipp? Former UMass RB who made NFL
Can you do a video please on the Rise and FALL of the 2013 AAC rookie of the year John O'Korn
I've played sports before, but I'm not an athlete per se. But the first thing I thought of was the Mental struggle that he must have went through.
Absolutely sucks. You never got an opportunity, terrible luck
Would love to hear the full matt be great story. I know youve touched on your story a bit in a couple vids and mentioned you would do your story sometime. If you already did, a link or title to search would be great. If not will look forward to seeing it in the future.
This man is a Madden 22 Franchise Legend, my highest TD scorer. As A WR!
I had to come back from a broken ankle and foot in high school. The hardest part was actually making that first move on that ankle. My football journey ended because I was too small to play in college, however I played college baseball and that was where it ended.
go dawgs
I’m a niner fan. I remember expecting big things out of Hurd.. but the guy is always hurt or gets hurt before even playing. Never really played a snap for the Niners offense . Hurt for like 3 years on a row. Whether it was during practice or whenever. We will never know how good he could have been. Sad
He was really good in his time at UT...
Can you do a vid on Christian Hackenberg? He from my hometown
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His junior year stats are really even more impressive than you stated just for the fact that he rarely even played in the second half of most of those games. Beech would run up such a big lead that he would sit in the second half!
I'm from Hendersonville also. One thing that helped inflate his stats that year is the somewhat down year for Sumner County and Wilson County as far as talented players go. The county's competition was a bit weak that year.....he was playing weak teams like Hendersonville, Station Camp, White House, Lebanon and Mt Juliet. The Ironic part is Beech High School, his team, was usually second fiddle to crosstown rival Hville and Gallatin. Beech always sucked lol I should know, I played against them....93......GO HENDERSONVILLE COMMANDOS....BLACK AND GOLD BABY!
I am born/raised in Georgia and am a life long UGA fan; I remember a game I think in 2014 or 2015 where this kid got blasted by Deandre Baker before scoring a touchdown. Jalen thought he had an easy touchdown and well he didn’t bc Baker smashed him causing him to fumble before scoring.
Good stuff. Subscribed.
Many forget that the overall average NFL career is just a little over 3 years. Unless you're a QB or a kicker, it probably isn't gonna be very long.
I forgot how rambly and crazy your commentary was😂
You either missed, skipped over, or don't know about all the drama leading up to Hurd leaving UT. Us UT fans heard a lot about it from the local sports media. For his talent, he had a horrible personality/ego to go with a lack of effort. I guess it is one of those situations where you grow up being the best and not really having to try hard because you have the natural talent, but then eventually those that have worked hard catch up to your level and surpass you, all the while you don't even realize it and still believe you're the best. He didn't seem to recognize the need to keep trying to get better and maybe felt everything was just a filler until he got to the NFL. Based on statements from his teammates and local sports media about his locker room behavior, lack of effort in practices/games, and what us fans could see at games and in public, before he chose to leave fans were already understanding, despite his awesome talent, he was a rot on the team.
Cool vid. If he would have stayed at UT he would have crushed the all time rushing record. That could have been nice now.
You don’t get to decide for yourself whether or not you’re a professional athlete .
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You’re vid are great!! Can you do Josh Malone next?
Do a story about aaron harris. He was one of the best high school running backs on the east coast and went to penn state. He was one of the most monstorous dudes to ever come out of pa. Him and kobe were competeing for the best high school athlete in philly. It was him and kobe on the philadelphia high school sports show. He was that dominant to the point a lot of people felt he should won high school athlete of the year over kobe
I went to a Tennessee Gm in 2016 saw Alvin Kamara backing him up 😂 but to be fair Kamara was nice too. It’s a shame how much punishment he took.
I was a bouncer at scruffy Murphys in 2017 and 2018 the local college bar by Baylor I talked to Herd when he came to Baylor he said he transferred because he wanted to be a receiver and Tennessee wouldn't let him change positions. He wanted to be a WR sooner because of the toll being a running back takes on your body and how long running backs Play in the leauge
Solid take.
As a Niner fan I was really hoping he was going to get healthy and show out. He seemed like he could have been a versatile weapon
What happened to Frank Murphy Jr. Kansas State collegiate athlete. Played in the NFL for Chicago and KC i believe.
Funny I’m listening to this on Sunday morning.
TENNESSEE MENTIONED 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️
Butch Jones ruined a lot of good recruits
Butch Jones played "favorites" and that took a toll on the entire Tennessee team, and pretty much ruined Jalen Hurd mentally!
He left Tennessee in the middle of the season in 2016. Was not very fond of that move as a Tennessee fan myself. Don’t wish injury on anyone and it sucks cause he should have stayed and been one of the best to ever wear orange.
Can you a what happened to vid on Tommy Armstrong Jr the Star Quarterback during Nebraska's last winning season
LETS GO TENNESSEE VOLS!
the league has an image to maintain and its not flashy & lightening fast running backs.. It never really was, even OJ's career fizzled out.
I watched him at Beech and he was the most impressive player I’ve ever seen.
Can you drop a video on Kareem Orr,he he's a legend from my hometown and he won ring with the Los Angeles Rams but never got signed by any team after getting a ring. Then looks like he just quit to give up on football.
He also attempted an NFL comeback in 2023. Retired again.
I know he’s a pretty famous story, but you should make a video about the legend of Jamarcus Russell
High School was too easy for him at Beech. Tennessee doesn't have the greatest football program in the nation, it's slacking. He made 2 boneheaded plays in college that sealed his fate for the Vols. In that one play, he celebrated too early before crossing the goal line got popped by the defender, and fumbled. He was too thin to be a college running back from the get-go. But he and Golden Tate put on a clinic here in Hendersonville. well? JPll may be in Goodlettsville
I know his high school coach personally and he sat out his senior season because the VOLS told him he would start if he did…That’s 100% facts!!!There wasn’t any injurie to his shoulder.Thats just what they told media.Crabtree aint gonna hide nothing anymore.He was babied in school as well.He was definitely something to watch though in high school.Kinda reminded me of Dewayne Dotson if Hendersonville Tn
Like the Dewayne Dotson comment. Don't forget Hendersonville's other eventual NFl player, kicker James Wilhoit.....his dad was my dentist briefly lol
What ever happened to Ernest Shazor from Michigan? He balled out at Michigan and was an All American
Jones lied to him. He didn’t want to carry that crazy workload that was breaking him down and Jones called the plays anyway. The kid was used as a battering ram for 3 years. If he had transitioned to WR, he would still be playing now. His injuries stem from taking so many shots to his legs. Dude was 6'4 playing RB and didn’t have Derrick Henry tree trunks.
Jalen is from my hometown Hendersonville Tennessee......played for my high school, Hendersonville High School's crosstown rival Beech Buccaneers🤮🤮 lol
What a mess
Saying he never played in the NFL,That’s a lie. He played for the 49er’s
as a tn fan literally dressed up as him 4 halloween😂
i only live a few minutes from beech hs and they barely even talk about him its almost like they dont wanna talk about him.
Trey Sanders is the saddest turnout in recent memory. However, doesn't take away from his work ethic. Dude almost never walked again and still was able to play D1.
Hey Matt can you do a story on ramonce Taylor. It’s similar to Percy Harvin story but ten times worse. He was a national championship athlete at university of Texas. If you look at his last season numbers they were similar if not better than Percy Harvins in college.
After he got popped in that Georgia game and dropped that TD it was over
He wasn’t a team player. When you make josh dobbs scream at you and cuss you that speaks volumes. Hurd wanted jones to change his offense to feature a fb because as he told them he couldn’t continue at rb if they didn’t implement the I formation. He know the offense when he came here.
Alvin couldn't pass block back in college that's why Jalin played over him. Tennessee ran a lot of "check with me" at the LOS.
I forever will hate Butch Jones for how he bungled both Hurd and Kamara
Hate he had all them injuries but that whole deal during the South Carolina game destroyed our season but remember butch jones was the coach he was awful. Too bad someone didn’t step in and straighten things out. Hope life is well for him
Goodness gracious
3k rushing man that’s crazy
If Tennessee had've used him like the Patriots used Aaron Hernandez, we wouldn't have this video.
I thought he played TE for San Francisco in the preseason and practice squad during the season?
Where is the rest of the story? He didn’t have injuries his junior year. The reason he only played 7 games well 6 and a half. He quit in the middle of a game😂😂😂. He was showboating walking into the end zone got cracked and fumbled then he eventually quit! I will say Butch was a terrible coach but to quit on your team and teammates. Yeah great character right there😅.
Alshon Jeffrey, Marshon Lattimore, AJ Green, or even another failed South Carolina prospect would be cool. We have a lot of them, maybe not as much as Cal, Georgia or Florida but we're one of the HS Football states ... some years more than others but still
He was so good
He played like shit for the 49ers in his preseason appearances, and looked like he didn't care every time he was on the field. Every fan was relieved when he left the team.
Everyone sounds like they are giving him a ton excuses and blaming Jones for many of his problems. He had a poor attitude. His little ball flip before crossing the endzone hurt his career and put Kamara into the limelight. Now doubt he had unlimited talent but so do many others. Mental and physical injuries are part of the game. His attitude played a large part of his short career.
What ever happened to Ian Johnson from Boise state? The dude was a beast in college.
Selling insurance in Boise
Flem lo Raps did a video about Jalen Hurd a few months ago
I was just wondering about him. Went to tn the year he got benched for kamara
People forget he start over ak butch jones drop the ball when he let him transfer
Video on what happened to Bryce love?