Four-star QB Kyler Murray to transfer from Texas A&M
Texas A&M quarterback Kyler Murray will transfer.
The reports surfaced less than 24 hours after coach Kevin Sumlin told media he not only planned to have Murray start the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, but also practice in the spring.
Murray missed practice Wednesday, which Sumlin said he encouraged him to do. But when Murray missed Thursday’s practice, reports that he was on his way out the door began to swarm social media.
Former #TAMU QB Kyler Murray skipped practice for a second time Thursday and will transfer.
— Mark Passwaters (@mbpRivals) December 17, 2015
, the Murray family confirmed that Murray has been released from his scholarship and can transfer to any school as long as it's not in the SEC or on any of A&M's schedules in the next four seasons.
ESPN also noted that National Letters of Intent are binding for one full school year and that the school would have to let Murray out of his NLI before he could transfer. That decision is at the discretion of the university. If Murray is not released, he would have to wait until the fall to enroll at another school and then would have to sit out a season per NCAA eligibility rules if it were an FBS program.
Murray and his family met with Sumlin and staff Tuesday evening and the meeting did not go well. The two parties reconnected on Wednesday and even then, rumors of Murray’s impending transfer began to swirl. He released a statement Thursday night confirming the transfer.
— Kyler Murray (@TheKylerMurray) December 18, 2015
Sumlin managed to quell the rumors for a day, but it was clear his second five-star quarterback was leaving the program.
Last week, Kyle Allen announced via social media that he was leaving the A&M program to find another place to play. With both quarterbacks gone, A&M will turn to Jake Hubenak, a junior college transfer and the only scholarship quarterback on the roster. Moreover, A&M does not have a quarterback in its current 2016 class and many of the top junior college prospects signed earlier this week.
Murray was a four-star recruit and the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2015 according to Rivals.
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