When Oklahoma lost to Alabama in the College Football Playoff, Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray was forced to confront the possibility that he may have played his last football game.
Murray was drafted by MLB’s Oakland Athletics in June and signed a contract that included $4.66 million guaranteed. The plan had been to start a professional baseball career after the college football season ended (the A’s had allowed him to play more more season of college football). But then Murray had an extraordinary season and won the Heisman Trophy.
I’ve talked to a few scouts who also are also under the impression Murray likes football more than baseball, but Murray has been evasive when asked the question during media availabilities.