Education
Murray attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas. He missed one start during this streak and finished his career with a perfect 42–0 record as a starting quarterback.
Murray attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas. He missed one start during this streak and finished his career with a perfect 42–0 record as a starting quarterback.
He plays college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played college football for the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Aggies. He plays quarterback in football and an infielder in college baseball.
He was the 2014 Gatorade Football Player of the Year.
As a senior in 2014, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year. Murray was ranked by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a four-star recruit and the best dual-threat quarterback in his class.
In May 2014, he committed to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University to play college football and college baseball. He officially signed with them on February 4, 2015.
Murray also plays baseball and was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
In high school, Murray was a shortstop and a second baseman. He was the first player to ever be selected for both the Under Armour All-America Baseball and Football games. Murray opted out of the MLB draft after deciding to attend Texas Agricultural and Mechanical. He was initially set to play as an infielder for the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Aggies baseball team in the 2016 season until he announced his departure from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical on December 17, 2015.
High school statistics
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical (2015)
As a true freshman in 2015, Murray competed with Kyle Allen before the season for the starting quarterback position.
In his first start Murray threw for 223 yards and rushed for 156 yards with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown, making him and Cam Newton the only Securities and Exchange Commission quarterbacks in the past 20 years to gain over 100 yards passing and rushing, including a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in their first career start. On December 24, 2015, Murray announced that he was transferring to University of Oklahoma.
He will sit out the 2016 season per National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules. Murray"s father, Kevin Murray, was a quarterback at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical from 1983 to 1986.