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NORMAN, Oklahoma – Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray said Monday that although he thought he could play in the NFL, he was still preparing to continue his baseball career and give up football after this season.
"From now on, that's the plan," Murray said.
This summer, Murray was the ninth pick of the Oakland Athletics total in the MLB draft. He agreed to an agreement with the A providing a signing bonus of $ 4.66 million.
Murray has since supported Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championship Game. The Sooners could qualify for the college football playoffs with a win over Texas.
Along with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama, Murray has also become the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Murray is on the verge of breaking the FBS season's efficiency record set by Baker Mayfield, winner of the Oklahoma Heisman last season, and he was second behind Tagovailoa in ESPN's Heisman Watch last week. .
Murray will still have an eligibility season if he decides to stay in school. Sooners coach Lincoln Riley compared his quarterback to former stars Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders.
"It will be an interesting question, what he and his family have decided to do," Riley said Monday. "… There is a different dynamic." "He plays QB if he chooses the football path, different from Bo, Deion." But he is so good at transitioning between the two (sports) . "
Murray baseball agent Scott Boras told The Oklahoman earlier this month that Murray remains committed to leaving the Sooners after this season to play baseball.
"All judgments rendered as to the fulfillment of his contractual commitments, include who Kyler is," said Boras. "He is attached to his team at the OU, and he is also attached to the Oakland A's."
But ESPN editor Todd McShay wrote earlier this month that with his talent, Murray would not be available beyond the second round of the NFL draw in the spring, if continued to play football.
Two weeks ago, Oklahoma promoted Murray to the Heisman by recreating Jackson's iconic photo, which was at the time a two-sports star for the Oakland Raiders and the Royals of Kansas City. The slogan of the famous Nike photo was "Bo Knows".
Big facts.#KylerKnowshttps://t.co/1E0mOYLWdU pic.twitter.com/pT89ajYxuE
– Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 25, 2018
During an interview on the MLB Network this summer, Jackson suggested Murray to focus on a sport.
"The world of sport is a little different from what it was when I was playing," he said. "They have more talent, a lot more talent, there's a lot of talent, I can not tell the young man what to do, but whatever sport he chooses, focus on it."
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