Kyler Murray's selection in MLB draft throws big wrench in Oklahoma's football plans

Kyler Murray, the presumptive successor to Baker Mayfield as Oklahoma quarterback, was selected by the Oakland A's with the No. 9 pick in the MLB draft Monday. Time Sports

What now, Kyler Murray?

For months now, there has been a nagging — and growing — question about the presumptive successor to Baker Mayfield as Oklahoma’s quarterback: Would baseball get in the way?

After the Oakland Athletics made Murray the ninth overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Monday night, we’re about to find out.

It’s an odd situation in many ways. Murray hasn’t even officially won the quarterback job; a competition with Austin Kendall heads into the summer. But he’s a speedy run-pass threat who has…