Jalen Hurts has become a fan favorite around the country for his behavior at Alabama. Now at Oklahoma, Hurts is also becoming a popular figure in the locker room as he was recently voted as a team captain by his teammates.

The quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful was aware of the Alabama tradition of inaugurating the permanent captains at Denny Chimes before the A-Day spring game. But now he gets a chance to soak in the Oklahoma traditions.

“It’s probably the biggest thing to me up to this point,” Hurts told reporters, including Tyler Palmateer of the Norman Transcript. “I know at Alabama, I played a significant role on a lot of their teams there in my three years. Being a captain was always my goal and really, one of my dreams, going down in Denny Chimes and all of that.”

“But at this home, with this family, my teammates voting me captain. Only being here seven and a half, eight months, it’s a blessing, it’s kind of surreal. I’m happy.”

Hurts won the starting quarterback job over Tanner Mordecai and Spencer Rattler during preseason camp. The other Oklahoma captains are DL Neville Gallimore, OL Creed Humphrey and LB Kenneth Murray.

Hurts and the Sooners will open their season against Houston on Sunday. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.