Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray apologized early Sunday morning after homophobic tweets from six years ago resurfaced online following his announcement as the Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night:
Kyler MurrayI apologize for the tweets that have come to light tonight from when I was 14 and 15. I used a poor choice of word that doesn’t reflect who I am or what I believe. I did not intend to single out any individual or group.
According to Scott Gleeson of USA Today, "When Murray was 15 years old, he tweeted at his friends (via his since-verified Twitter account) using an anti-gay slur to defame them.