Kyler Murray

[Ear2dastreets]

I like this kid. He will be something special. I'm saying it first!

[HUMCALC]

Too small. I think that he's best suited for WR

[beastlyskronk]

He’s already said he’s going to stick with baseball and is going to play with Oakland once he finishes school

[Rancid]

Never heard of him.

[armedequation]

Never heard of him.

Starting qb for Oklahoma

Yeah oakland athletics already signed him to a 4+million dollar contract

[Butler By'Note]

Starting qb for Oklahoma

Yeah oakland athletics already signed him to a 4+million dollar contract

How is he still starting at Oklahoma if he's signed a contract with the Athletics? That's a violation of the NCAA amateur rules. Bo Jackson was ineligible for his senior season of baseball at Auburn because the Bus allowed him to ride in a private plane (which was the reason he played baseball, re-entered the draft and then the Raiders lucked into getting him in the 7th round). You can't be a professional in one sport and keep eligibility in another in the NCAA world.

[armedequation]

Beane and the A's officially agreed to terms with Murray's camp on Friday to a deal that includes a $4.66 million signing bonus, per MLB.com's Jim Callis -- slightly under slot value for the No. 9 selection, which is $4,761,500

https://www.mlb.com/news/kyler-murra...cs/c-281361954

Guess because hes playing for them in the spring.

[Butler By'Note]

https://www.mlb.com/news/kyler-murra...cs/c-281361954

Guess because hes playing for them in the spring.

Yep, looks like I got it wrong. NCAA rules say a player can be professional in one sport and still play as long as it's not the sport he's on scholarship to play in college. And the A's were gracious enough (as you mentioned) to let him wait until the spring to start playing professional baseball.

https://www.flofootball.com/articles...qb-at-oklahoma

You learn something new everyday. When it comes to the NCAA, I think you could learn new rules (many ridiculous) every day for about 50 years without repeating.

[armedequation]

Yep, looks like I got it wrong. NCAA rules say a player can be professional in one sport and still play as long as it's not the sport he's on scholarship to play in college. And the A's were gracious enough (as you mentioned) to let him wait until the spring to start playing professional baseball.

https://www.flofootball.com/articles...qb-at-oklahoma

You learn something new everyday. When it comes to the NCAA, I think you could learn new rules (many ridiculous) every day for about 50 years without repeating.

Yeah i thought the same thing when i started looking at him. Guess thats one way around the rules. Russell wilson did kind of a similar thing but decided to stick with football. He was paid and had to give money back to the rockies when he decided that.

It so hard to keep track of everything lol