For the first time since suffering an ankle injury in the California Division 1-A state championship game in December, Texas Longhorns early enrollee quarterback Maalik Murphy was able to practice on Tuesday.
While Murphy’s sheer stature was notable, he was also wearing a heavy wrap on his right ankle and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian noted that he’s still not 100-percent healthy.
“He was very limited,” Sarkisian said. “He’s on the type of trajectory that we thought he’d be on — he was essentially out for six practices and now that we’ve hit practice seven, he’s able to throw routes on air, not throwing anything with anyone around him.