Because he's a pretty talented QB. He just made a weak decision going to play for Gus. That was not a great marriage from the get go.Idk why people are so amused by Stidham. Seriously, why? I get that he hasn’t been a world beater, but he did beat us. But even that is not really relevant. His mesurables are pretty dang good.
Saw someone compare this QB class to 2013. That may end up being accurate.Stidham had a decent 1st year at auburn, but this past year was pretty bad. This is not a good draft year for QBs. I don't see any that really standout as future stars.
I had to google it and it does look pretty close.Saw someone compare this QB class to 2013. That may end up being accurate.
Guess he decided he would rather fly first class instead of taking those long bus rides. It is a good problem to have and he can go back to baseball if he sees after a few years it is not going to work out in football.http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/s...ay-says-fully-committed-being-nfl-quarterback
Murray is committed to football 100 percent. Not a wise decision for him.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/s...ay-says-fully-committed-being-nfl-quarterback
Murray is committed to football 100 percent. Not a wise decision for him.
No idea how he would have done in MLB, but he will probably never see a second contract in the NFL so he needs to hope for an early pick so he can sign a huge first contract, fully guaranteed.http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/s...ay-says-fully-committed-being-nfl-quarterback
Murray is committed to football 100 percent. Not a wise decision for him.
He never got the full $4 million. From the article:It really gets my goat that OU got away with this.He basically got a $4 mil + interest free loan for a year so that he could live like a king in college under the guise that he was going to play baseball. It was better than the insurance policy loophole because he could actually spend the millions of dollars...while in college!!! Even the kid (RB) at Ole Miss won't be able to pull this off...
*** I wonder of OU has to pay the A's interest back on the loan too?
This isn't unusual. It's part of the NCAA model. A player can be professional in one sport while remaining an amateur in another one.Murray will return $1.29 million of the $1.5 million signing bonus money the A's gave him last year, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Murray forfeits the remaining $3.16 million, due March 1. The A's will put him on the restricted list and retain Murray's rights, but they won't get a compensatory draft pick.
Not sure about the specifics. I know Alabama had a walk-on player a couple of years ago that was a former MLB player. Auburn has had a couple, too.I could be wrong, but didn't the SEC pass a rule stating that players could not have professional contracts?
"This isn't unusual. It's part of the NCAA model. A player can be professional in one sport while remaining an amateur in another one."
If the Cards take him #1 it would be jaw dropping but definitely the right decision by Kyler.