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Oklahoma Football: 5 takeaways from Sooners’ 2018 season

By Connor Muldowney

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 10: Running back Trey Sermon #4 congratulates running back Kennedy Brooks #26 of the Oklahoma Sooners on a score against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 48-47. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 10: Running back Trey Sermon #4 congratulates running back Kennedy Brooks #26 of the Oklahoma Sooners on a score against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 48-47. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners scrambles with the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners scrambles with the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

2. Kyler Murray was way too fun to watch

Kyler Murray’s one full season of college football was an absolute joy. He may have actually been the most fun player to watch over the past decade in Norman, and that includes 2017 Heisman winner Baker Mayfield. Both had the same type of run and gun style of play, but Murray pulled off plays that made your jaw drop on a regular basis.

That’s not to say Mayfield didn’t make those types of plays last year, but Murray was just so accurate as a passer and rushed for over 1,000 yards. You never see that type of combination.

As the season progressed and it looked more likely that he would win the Heisman Trophy, many were wondering what it would take to get him to stick to football and pass up the MLB where he was drafted in the top 10 by the Oakland Athletics, signing a deal, too.

Apparently a Heisman Trophy and a playoff appearance along with top-10 NFL draft consideration did the trick as he recently entered his name. This doesn’t mean he’s giving up baseball, per se, but he’s giving football another opportunity.

Murray was so fun to watch at quarterback this season that more football for him just seems right. It’ll be a joy to watch him at the next level, if that’s what he chooses to do.

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