Despite putting together a record-breaking sophomore season where he threw for nearly three thousand yards and a school-record twenty-six touchdowns, quarterback Maalik Murphy did not leave Duke entirely by his own choice. Sources and subsequent player statements revealed that the university coaching staff essentially moved on from him to secure a lucrative multi-million-dollar Name, Image, and Likeness agreement with incoming star transfer Darian Mensah, prompting Murphy's unexpected departure to Oregon State.