Malik Murphy to the Portal
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Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per ESPN's Pete Thamel, who further relayed that the signal-caller has notified the Longhorn coaching staff of his intentions.
Murphy told ESPN's Pete Thamel that he will not stay with Texas for the College Football Playoff:
Per Bobby Burton of On3.com, there is a "90 percent" chance Ewers will return to the team.
Thamel has done some reporting on the subject, too, writing on Dec. 2 that the chances of Ewers returning "has increased exponentially in the past few weeks."
That leads to speculation on what Manning, a 5-star quarterback and the top recruit in the 2023 class, would end up doing. It appears that he'll end up staying in Texas.
"Obviously, Arch Manning is the name that looms above it all—everybody's interested in Arch," Chris Hummer of 247Sports said on Manning. "Based on everything we've heard, Arch is perfectly happy at Texas. I think the expectation is he will be back in 2024."
That leaves Murphy struggling for future playing time. The redshirt freshman out of Inglewood, California stepped in for an injured Ewers (AC joint sprain, right shoulder) after the starter got hurt late in a 31-24 win over Houston on Oct. 21.
Texas QB Maalik Murphy to Enter Transfer Portal Amid Ewers, Manning Rumors
PAUL KASABIANDECEMBER 13, 2023
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Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per ESPN's Pete Thamel, who further relayed that the signal-caller has notified the Longhorn coaching staff of his intentions.
Murphy told ESPN's Pete Thamel that he will not stay with Texas for the College Football Playoff:
That news comes amid reports that both Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning are likely to return to Texas.
Per Bobby Burton of On3.com, there is a "90 percent" chance Ewers will return to the team.
Thamel has done some reporting on the subject, too, writing on Dec. 2 that the chances of Ewers returning "has increased exponentially in the past few weeks."
That leads to speculation on what Manning, a 5-star quarterback and the top recruit in the 2023 class, would end up doing. It appears that he'll end up staying in Texas.
"Obviously, Arch Manning is the name that looms above it all—everybody's interested in Arch," Chris Hummer of 247Sports said on Manning. "Based on everything we've heard, Arch is perfectly happy at Texas. I think the expectation is he will be back in 2024."
That leaves Murphy struggling for future playing time. The redshirt freshman out of Inglewood, California stepped in for an injured Ewers (AC joint sprain, right shoulder) after the starter got hurt late in a 31-24 win over Houston on Oct. 21.
