Yes, we’re jumping the gun. But it’s post-spring practice and surely this qualifies as the time for idle speculation. After some very candid remarks from his father and a subpar performance in Alabama’s annual A-Day spring game, Jalen Hurts looks like he could be the odd man out at Alabama this fall. IF that happens (and yes, we all know, the Tide are one Tua Tagovailoa twisted knee from being Hurts’ team again), we started pondering were Hurts might end up.

There are complications on that front, as well. The NCAA might vote to overhaul its transfer rules and make players eligible immediately. But until that happens, should Hurts transfer this summer, as his father said was possible, he’ll be at the mercy of the Alabama athletic department in seeking a release for other schools — which would likely rule out the SEC and a few other suspects. Hurts is scheduled to graduate in December, so he could sit out the year and then be a graduate transfer with immediate eligibility in 2019 — and fewer restrictions.

In any case, here are 10 schools that Hurts could star at in 2019. Some are definite rolls of the dice, and some are downright insane. But in the Hurts sweepstakes, it’s dream big or go home.

Florida Atlantic

Hey, why not? Those guys have an offensive guru who is pretty good at dialing up big plays for Jalen Hurts. Seriously, there’d be no danger in Hurts sitting, and Lane Kiffin would give him absolute offensive freedom, while simultaneously working on Hurts’ downfield accuracy and probably helping his NFL chances. Why not?

Clemson

Seems like this school has had pretty good luck in recent seasons with dual-threat passers. Wouldn’t it be ironic if Hurts caught on at the only other school that has showed up in the past two CFP Final Fours?

Louisville

Another ACC school that doesn’t seem as obvious, but it could be a great fit. Bobby Petrino is thought of as a drop-back QB guy, but Lamar Jackson worked out pretty well doing his own run/pass stuff. Petrino’s offense will put up points, other than UofL’s season-opening 2018 game with Alabama, it would be outside the Tide’s radar, and thus, might be an easy move.

Florida State

Yeah, we’re on an ACC run here. Willie Taggart could do a lot worse than pull a Jalen Hurts rabbit out of his hat. Taggart’s teams have put up big numbers at South Florida and Oregon, and the old coach was a decent dual-threat QB himself back in his playing days (Taggart and this columnist attended venerable football powerhouse Western Kentucky at the same time).

Penn State

This is a random thought, but that’s a big-time offense and a quarterback who’ll graduate in 2018. James Franklin could plug in Hurts in 2019, and fight Urban Meyer to the death for the Big Ten title.

Texas

Woebegone former power program in Hurts’ home state could be a strong calling card. This would be one not likely to draw Alabama’s ire, and yet, Hurts could step in and be the man in leading his home-state school back to national prominence.

Texas A&M

Similar to Texas’s appeal, but add Jimbo Fisher as the QB whisperer, and you’ve got something extra. Of course, you’ve also got an in-conference opponent that Alabama would have to play, so the Tide would likely not be terribly friendly to this idea.

LSU

Myles Brennan might be a great quarterback, but we’ve said that about the past dozen or so LSU starters, and none has worked out too well. If you think Ed Orgeron would turn down a sure thing, well, we could sell you some Louisiana bayou land as well.

Florida

Dan Mullen would crawl to Tuscaloosa to make this happen. Hurts, who would be pretty much handed the job, could be a natural fit in Mullen’s offense. There’s a lot of conversation about how far away Florida is from competing with Georgia — bottom line, if they got Hurts, they’d be a whole lot closer.

Auburn

C’mon, who wouldn’t be entertained? Jarrett Stidham might be in the NFL by then, and nobody could deny that the possibility of an Iron Bowl with Nick and Tua vs. Gus and Jalen would absolutely be THE regular-season game of the year. Actually, scratch regular-season. It would be the game of 2019. Sure, it’ll never happen, but we can dream.