Oakland A's prospect Kyler Murray wins Heisman Trophy

Saturday, December 8, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland A's are getting in on this year's Heisman ceremony excitement.

Why? It was one of their prospects, Kyler Murray, who took home the prized trophy!
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All three finalists for this year's Heisman Trophy were quarterbacks, but Alabama's Tua Tagavailoa was the big favorite.

Murray beat out Tagavailoa and Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins.

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Murray completed 71% of his passes this season, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns with just seven interceptions.

Running for 11 touchdowns and just shy of 1,000 yards, Murray proved he's a dual threat.

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