Former Duke football quarterback Maalik Murphy jumped ship from the program after serving as the team's starter for the 2024 season. After his lone season in Durham, the former Texas Longhorn entered the transfer portal and ultimately committed to Oregon State. It's now been reported that Murphy has won the starting job for the Beavers in 2025.
NEW: Former Texas and Duke QB Maalik Murphy is expected to be named Oregon State’s week 1 starter, @PeteNakos_ reportsud83euddab
Read: https://t.co/HHMsTkPWZ9 pic.twitter.com/rQ315BLj7a— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) August 20, 2025Coming out of high school, Murphy was viewed as one of the top signal callers in the class of 2022.