Jalen Hurts’ one hour of fielding questions from media members at Super Bowl Opening Night in New Orleans on Monday included one “Roll Tide” from the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.

Hurts also said something that he learned at Alabama while playing for coach Nick Saban had helped him find success on his football journey.

“I got this from coach Saban,” Hurts said. “I think one thing he taught us all – and he taught us all, but not everyone listened. I was one that listened. He taught us that every year is a new season, and it’s an opportunity to restart everything, so you start from the ground up. And you have to have that approach. I think just being able to improve from year to year since my freshman year at college and learn from all my experiences, learn from all of my lessons.

“Being able to stand here where I stand today, I think it’s because of that mentality — being determined, having that endurance to keep going and being diligent with the work. The No. 1 thing that I’ve always wanted to do was quantify my work and make the most of those opportunities. And it’s kind of spoke for itself.”

Hurts and the Eagles are in New Orleans to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at 5:30 p.m. CST Sunday at Caesars Superdome. FOX will televise the game.

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While Hurts might try to treat every season as a new start, they have often ended in the same place for the quarterback.

The SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman, Hurts appeared to have capped an undefeated 2016 season for Alabama when he ran 30 yards for a touchdown to give the Crimson Tide a three-point lead over Clemson with 2:07 to play in the CFP national-championship game. But the Tigers took the title when Deshaun Watson threw a 2-yard TD pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second to play for a 35-31 victory.

Hurts and Alabama returned to the CFP national championship game for the 2017 season. But with the Tide trailing Georgia 13-0, Alabama changed quarterbacks at halftime, with Tua Tagovailoa replacing Hurts and pulling out a 26-23 overtime victory.

In 2018, Tagovailoa became the Tide’s starting quarterback, with Hurts as the backup. But with Tagovailoa injured, Hurts came off the bench, threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to rally Alabama to a 35-28 victory over Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

Hurts transferred to Oklahoma for the 2019 season and finished as the runner-up to LSU quarterback Joe Burrow in the Heisman Trophy balloting.

After going to the CFP in all four of his college seasons and reaching the national-championship game three times, Hurts joined the Eagles as a second-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Hurts became Philadelphia’s starting quarterback with four games remaining in his rookie season. The Eagles have reached the playoffs in all four of Hurts’ full seasons as a starter.

Hurts has helped Philadelphia reach the Super Bowl for the second time. In the 2022 season, the Eagles won the NFC championship but lost to Kansas City 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.