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Could A’s lose top pick to Oklahoma football for next two years?

Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley just made things a little uncomfortable for the Oakland A’s.

Riley indicated Friday that two-sport star Kyler Murray, the presumed starting quarterback for his fifth-ranked team, could play for the Sooners’ football team the next two seasons. This would qualify as some unexpected news to the A’s.

Oakland, after all, signed Murray to a reported $4.6 million deal in June with the understanding he’d play just one more season for the Sooners before becoming a full-time baseball player.