Oklahoma redshirt junior quarterback Kyler Murray is expected to enter the 2019 NFL Draft, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
An @sfchronicle exclusive: Oakland A's expect top pick Kyler Murray to enter NFL draft https://t.co/YAeClwywN1
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 10, 2019
NFL execs believe Murray is “magic” and his name would be called that Thursday or Friday. https://t.co/cp6DxjGXIU
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2019
The Daily has also learned through sources Murray is enrolled in nine hours of online classes for the spring semester, but while this leaves the door open for Murray to return for a final season at OU, playing in the NFL has always been the plan.
"I have no idea what he's going to do or when he's going to announce it," one source close to Murray told The Daily on Wednesday. "But I'd bet my life he's playing in the NFL this year or next. I know that."
In a season that seemed unlikely, after he was drafted No. 9 overall by the Oakland Atheltics in the 2018 MLB Draft, Murray made the most of it. He took home the program's seventh Heisman Trophy and led Oklahoma to its third appearance in the College Football Playoff in four years. He threw for 4,361 yards and 4 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Texas A&M transfer was the talk of college football this season, as one question surrounded him the entire season: Football or baseball?
It seems we may still not have our answer, as Slusser says playing in the MLB and for the A's is not completely out of the question. Read Slusser's full story here.
