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[h=3]Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy[/h]Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde explains why the Oklahoma quarterback deserved college football's top honor after his 2018 season.
Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making him the second straight quarterback from Oklahoma to win college football’s most prestigious award.
Just hours after winning the award, though, several of his old homophobic tweets surfaced on Twitter.
Murray used an anti-gay slur both on its own and when tweeting at his friends in 2011 and 2012 — when he was 14 and 15 years old. The tweets in question were deleted from Murray’s account late Saturday night.
Warning: The following tweets contain language that may be found offensive.
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Murray is now the latest athlete to have old racist, homophobic or offensive tweets resurface. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader had racist and homophobic tweets surface during the MLB All-Star game this summer, and Bills quarterback Josh Allen had racist tweets surface just before he was selected in the NFL draft.
Murray, who was drafted by the Oakland A’s with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft, led the Sooners to a Big 12 championship this season and a spot in the College Football Playoff. The junior threw for 4,053 yards and 40 touchdowns this year.
No. 4 Oklahoma will take on No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff on Dec. 29.
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[h=3]Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy[/h]Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde explains why the Oklahoma quarterback deserved college football's top honor after his 2018 season.
Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making him the second straight quarterback from Oklahoma to win college football’s most prestigious award.
Just hours after winning the award, though, several of his old homophobic tweets surfaced on Twitter.
Murray used an anti-gay slur both on its own and when tweeting at his friends in 2011 and 2012 — when he was 14 and 15 years old. The tweets in question were deleted from Murray’s account late Saturday night.
Warning: The following tweets contain language that may be found offensive.
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<figcaption data-id="m-5" style="max-width: 100%; margin-top: 1em; width: 374px;">(Twitter.com/TheKylerMurray)</figcaption></figure>Oklahoma did not immediately respond to a request for comment from USA Today on Saturday night.
Murray is now the latest athlete to have old racist, homophobic or offensive tweets resurface. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader had racist and homophobic tweets surface during the MLB All-Star game this summer, and Bills quarterback Josh Allen had racist tweets surface just before he was selected in the NFL draft.
Murray, who was drafted by the Oakland A’s with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft, led the Sooners to a Big 12 championship this season and a spot in the College Football Playoff. The junior threw for 4,053 yards and 40 touchdowns this year.
No. 4 Oklahoma will take on No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff on Dec. 29.
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