Jason Whitlock Claims Jalen Hurts Is Being Groomed For A Presidential Run In 2036

Jalen Hurts faces presidential speculation over Greek ties© Instagram/ @jalenhurts

Jason Whitlock thinks he saw it coming eight years ago. In 2018, after Jalen Hurts rescued Alabama in the SEC title game, the commentator first floated the idea of a President Hurts. Now he says it is no passing thought. In a post and video on X on Wednesday, Whitlock claimed the Eagles quarterback is being groomed for the White House. His proof: fraternity ties and an all-female management team. He even named a year. 2036. Hurts has not said a word.

Why Jason Whitlock links Jalen Hurts to the White House

The evidence is mostly one photo. It shows Hurts making the Omega Psi Phi hand sign beside agent Nicole Lynn, who flashes the Delta Sigma Theta sign. Both are historically Black Greek organizations. Whitlock pairs the image with Hurts' management team, which social and mainstream media have cheered, and sees a script.

He calls it "political positioning." Then he pushes harder. "This is how you make a Manchurian candidate," he said. The phrase comes from a 1959 thriller and describes a politician used as a puppet by an enemy power. Whitlock's version is softer. He believes someone either spotted this path early or heard his own praise of Hurts and built around it.

He also made his bias plain. "I'm not a fan of Greek organizations. Not at all." Whitlock, who is Black and played football at Ball State, says pledges and secret agreements leave him uneasy.

What Jalen Hurts has actually done outside football

Presidential talk around Hurts is not new, and Whitlock did not start it. Hurts earned a master's degree from Oklahoma in 2023, and Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs joked about a political future. Most coverage treated it as a compliment, since few players walk away from a $255 million contract.

Hurts has stayed quiet on politics. He skipped the Eagles' White House visit in 2025, though he had gone with Alabama in 2018. That is about the extent of his public record.

Agents and managers build brands. Players join fraternities in college. Neither fact points to a campaign, and Whitlock offers nothing showing that anyone is planning one.

His own show tells a slightly different story. An April episode described Hurts' all-women team as being framed by critics as difficult and self-serving. Six months on, the same team has become the centerpiece of a presidential plot.