Oregon State has landed a dedication from former Texas and Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, 247Sports and CBS Sports activities report. Murphy can have two years of eligibility remaining with the Beavers.
A former blue-chip nationwide recruit, Murphy was the primary quarterback dedication of the Steve Sarkisian period at Texas, pledging solely weeks after Sarkisian took the job. He served as the first backup to Quinn Ewers in the course of the 2023 season and led this system to a pair of wins over BYU and Kansas State when Ewers missed time with accidents.
After the season, he transferred to Duke and joined first-year coach Manny Diaz. He additionally toured at Oregon State in the course of the switch interval, together with South Carolina. Murphy excelled with the Blue Devils throwing for a college file 26 touchdowns to associate with 2,933 yards and two dashing scores. Duke posted a formidable 9-3 file and has an opportunity to achieve 10 wins for the primary time since 2013 with a bowl win.
Nevertheless, Murphy entered the switch portal once more after Duke focused Tulane switch Darian Mensah to take over below middle. Mensah posted 2,723 yards and 22 touchdowns on 9.5 yards per try as a freshman with the Inexperienced Wave after unexpectedly profitable the beginning job over veterans Kai Horton and Ty Thompson.
Oregon State was inconsistent on the quarterback place in 2024, throwing solely seven touchdowns to 11 interceptions. Major starter Gevani McCoy posted only one,300 yards passing earlier than transferring to FCS Incarnate Phrase after the season. The Beavers misplaced six of their final seven video games, however upset Washington State 41-38 in lone matchup between the 2 “Pac-12” colleges.