Texas QB Maalik Murphy transfers to Duke, giving Manny Diaz a replacement for Riley Leonard

Former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has signed his letter of intent with Duke, the school announced Saturday. Murphy entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the Longhorns’ 2023 regular season. The No. 20 overall prospect and No. 4 quarterback in 247Sports’ transfer rankings will have three years of eligibility with the Blue Devils. 

Murphy signed with Texas in 2022 and spent his first season buried on the depth chart behind starter Quinn Ewers and Hudson Card, who transferred to Purdue last offseason. Murphy took a redshirt as a freshman and entered this season as Texas’ backup despite the addition of ballyhooed five-star freshman Arch Manning, the No. 1 player in the 2023 Top247. 

Murphy got to log the first two starts of his career late into the 2023 campaign when Ewers missed time due to injury. Murphy led the Longhorns to a 2-0 record against BYU and Kansas State while completing 35 passes for 418 yards and three touchdowns. He did struggle with turnovers, tossing three interceptions, and he only completed 51.4% of his passes against the Wildcats despite the win. 

Texas reached the College Football Playoff after going 12-1 en route to capturing its first Big 12 championship since 2009. However, Murphy entered the portal and committed to Duke before the Longhorns’ CFP semifinal loss to Washington in the Sugar Bowl, citing urgency to find a new home before the new year given the timing of the Fall transfer portal window and other factors.

Murphy is the second transfer to commit to Duke since coach Manny Diaz’s hiring in December, joining former Penn defensive lineman Will Seiler. It will be hard to beat Murphy’s addition in terms of importance. 

What Murphy brings to Duke

Upside is the name of the game with Murphy. He…

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Author : Will Backus

Publish date : 2024-01-06 21:23:35

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