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Oklahoma Coach Riley Happy QB Murray Will Put Off Baseball
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley said he's excited quarterback Kyler Murray will remain with the Sooners in the fall, despite the Oakland A's drafting the outfielder ninth in the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday.
Riley congratulated Murray in a statement Tuesday and said he's "looking forward to getting him back around our team this summer." Riley said the two had previously discussed Murray's baseball prospects and he expected Murray to stay at Oklahoma.
Murray said Monday night that he told the A's he will put baseball off.
Murray backed up Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield last season. He completed 18 of 21 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns and ran 14 times for 142 yards. He started against West Virginia and played the first series after Mayfield was benched for sideline antics against Kansas the previous week. He competed with Austin Kendall in the spring.
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