Sorry about that... maybe one of the more knowledgeable mods can for me... or delete the post if you must...IIRC, Russell Wilson done this too.
You might want to peg that link, it's got cuss words in it.
It's not that complicated. NCAA rules allow student athletes to be professional athletes and still compete as long as they aren't on scholarship for any sport for which they are a paid professional.
So, basically, he can continue to play football for Oklahoma but cannot play baseball for them.
Could he play baseball, not on scholarship?It's not that complicated. NCAA rules allow student athletes to be professional athletes and still compete as long as they aren't on scholarship for any sport for which they are a paid professional.
So, basically, he can continue to play football for Oklahoma but cannot play baseball for them.
Baseball is so different than football. It will take Murray years to be ready to start for Oakland. So why risk having him walk away, making that draft pick a total waste, over one season of minor league ball? If you believe that Murray can be great, you let him play.I am surprised the A’s are OK with him not showing up this summer and playing rookie ball. If I am paying him this much I want his focus on baseball.
If you are receiving a scholarship for any sport, you are considered to be on scholarship for all sports that you play. He played on the Sooners baseball team, but now he can't do that any more. But he can play any other sport.Could he play baseball, not on scholarship?
As the father of a 21 year old young man, my days of "forbidding" are long past. But would you really forbid your son something that mattered so much to him and was within his grasp?If I am Kyler Murray's father I would forbid him from playing football again and risk getting hurt. Take the money and head to his minor league team. Much better odds of making it in MLB than in the NFL, plus a much longer shelf life.
This used to be a conference rule only. IIRC we lost a highly touted QB back in the 70's because the SEC prohibited a recruit who had signed a MLB contract from playing any sport in the SEC. The ACC and the old SWC allowed this however.It's not that complicated. NCAA rules allow student athletes to be professional athletes and still compete as long as they aren't on scholarship for any sport for which they are a paid professional.
So, basically, he can continue to play football for Oklahoma but cannot play baseball for them.
Forbid was probably too harsh, but yes the risk of playing another season of football compared to possibly a 15-20 year career in the majors is not worth the risk I would be willing my son to take. This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine. Passed up a chance to play for the Braves and had a career ending injury his freshman year at Alabama.As the father of a 21 year old young man, my days of "forbidding" are long past. But would you really forbid your son something that mattered so much to him and was within his grasp?
I believe the SEC has a conference rule against this, it was mentioned a lot in the recruitment of Winston. Something about being under contract or what not, although they can play after their baseball career is over.Next step - Saban has a booster buy a minor league team and every Alabama football player gets a baseball contract. :biggrin2:
"Coach" Riley is a joke and OU will find this out sooner rather than later. He choked his guts out in the CFP against UGA.I’m a baseball guy, so I’ve been following this one closely. I do wonder how hard is he going to work at football this year with the baseball money coming his way. How does Coach Riley manage a QB room when one of his guys is in this position. It will be interesting to follow.
Yes or at least they still had it when Winston was being recruited. It was the main reason he went to FSU so he could do both as he was drafted or they thought he was going to be out of h.s. but I don't think he was.I believe the SEC has a conference rule against this, it was mentioned a lot in the recruitment of Winston. Something about being under contract or what not, although they can play after their baseball career is over.
Small price to pay to get him to sign and just delay him getting to Rookie Ball instead of losing him totally.I am surprised the A’s are OK with him not showing up this summer and playing rookie ball. If I am paying him this much I want his focus on baseball.
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No, he's done at OU baseball wise. It's like football and basketball, once you're drafted and you sign you're not playing that sport anymore.Could he play baseball, not on scholarship?
Yep they're betting he doesn't win the job this year.Baseball is so different than football. It will take Murray years to be ready to start for Oakland. So why risk having him walk away, making that draft pick a total waste, over one season of minor league ball? If you believe that Murray can be great, you let him play.
They did, however, limit him to only one year of football. Murray has 2 years of eligibility remaining. So Murray has to get it done this year.
His father was a MLB pitcher so I seriously doubt they need the money. Now that he's signed the A's have him no matter what anyways and it's not like he is going to actually play for the A's themselves in the next couple of years.If I am Kyler Murray's father I would forbid him from playing football again and risk getting hurt. Take the money and head to his minor league team. Much better odds of making it in MLB than in the NFL, plus a much longer shelf life.