Published December 13, 2018 on Sports Illustrated.
I broke the news that Kyler Murray had submitted his name to the College Advisory committee, meaning he was seriously considering the NFL and not a career in professional baseball with the Oakland A’s, as was his plan at the time.
“Around this time of year, college football programs submit names of underclassmen to the College Advisory Committee, a panel of senior personnel evaluators from NFL teams and directors from the league’s two scouting organizations. The CAC provides feedback for players considering leaving school early for the draft, giving each player one of three grades: Potential first rounder, potential second rounder or a suggestion to go back to school. Recently, one evaluator was scanning the CAC’s list for the 2019 draft when a name caught his eye: Kyler Murray.”