re: Jalen Hurts Dark horse Heisman Talk

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He looks a little slight of build as well. I wonder if he can handle a LSU/A&M/Auburn without getting beat to shite.

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What are you talking about?

Hurts was a power lifter

In high school, Hurts powerlifted competitively. At his first meet, Hurts squatted 470 pounds and then went into a meet the following week, squatting 500 pounds. According to AL.com, there was no one on Alabama’s roster that squatted more than 555 pounds during the team’s spring testing besides the linemen.

As a junior in high school, Hurts squatted 570 pounds, bench-pressed 275 pounds and dead-lifted 585 pounds all at that same event. Hurts competed in the 198-pound weight class and placed second out of 85 lifters, qualifying for the Texas State powerlifting meet.

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