1 DUAL THREAT Kyler Murray knew at some point he'd have to choose between playing baseball and playing football A mistake in setting his alarm clock might have made the decision for him In the summer of 2018 Murray's future looked to be in baseball He had barely seen the field as a college quarterback And the Oakland Athletics liked the hard throwing hard running outfielder so much they picked him ninth overall in the Major League Baseball MLB draft The Oakland Athletics were ready for Kyler Murray to become a big part of their organization
The A's even said Murray could go back to the University of Oklahoma for his senior football season Murray finally became the Sooners starting quarterback The first month of the season went by quietly Then Murray was late to practice one day breaking a team rule He told coach Lincoln Riley he hadn't set the right time on his alarm clock It didn't matter Riley benched Murray for WHY NOT BOTH the start of the next game A handful of athletes have as punishment only played in both the NFL and MLB Running back bringing him in after the Bo Jackson did it in the first possession 1980s Then cornerback Deion Sanders did it in the Eager to make it up to 1990s However that was Riley Murray made the most never really an option for Murray That's because the of his time against Baylor quarterback position is so He passed for 432 yards demanding in the NFL and six touchdowns He
Murray's big game against Baylor helped kickstart his dominant senior season also ran for a score in a 66 33 win His success continued for the rest of the season Murray led the Sooners to the Big 12 Conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff He won the Heisman Trophy as the top player in college football And then he really had a decision to make Was his future in MLB Or was he going to try his luck in the National Football League NFL
