Already Written: The Steady Faith of Baylor Commit Quinn Murphy

The Early Calling

He’s watched this clip six times now, maybe seven. Each time, Quinn Murphy finds something new — a shoulder twitch, a misread coverage, a tell that no one else might catch. His phone buzzes again, lighting up the table beside him with the name of another Power Four coach.

He doesn’t even look.

The film keeps rolling. It’s not that he doesn’t appreciate the attention. He just already knows where he’s meant to be.

Most nights end this way — the quiet of the locker room, the screen flickering, the hum of the air conditioner cutting through the silence. While other high school quarterbacks scroll through social media and refresh their recruiting pages, Quinn studies. He studies defenses, yes, but also himself — his decision-making, his patience, his purpose.

There’s pressure in being one of the top players in Texas, but Quinn’s peace doesn’t come from rankings or attention. It comes from something else entirely — a steady trust that his path has already been set.

That trust took root long before the offers ever did. Back in eighth grade, he was just a skinny kid at Regents School of Austin, watching the varsity quarterback sign with Vanderbilt. “He was a senior, and the guy before him went to TCU,” Quinn said. “I knew next year I’d have to fight for that job — against a senior, a junior, a sophomore, and even my brother.”

Incoming freshmen weren’t allowed to participate in spring ball, so Quinn stood on the sideline and watched. “I had 18 days once camp started,” he said. “I couldn’t throw a single ball in spring, but once fall came, I was ready. I beat out the older guys and got the job.”

He pauses, almost to remind himself how far he’s come. “That season was huge,” he said. “It taught me everything about preparation. I realized this wasn’t just something I loved — I was meant to do it.”

By the end of his freshman year, he had nine Division I offers. “My first one came the summer of eighth grade,” he said, still shaking his head a little. “Then after freshman year, they just kept coming. It’s crazy looking back now.”

But when he talks about those early years, it’s never about the numbers. It’s about competition, accountability and gratitude. “Every step mattered,” he said. “You learn early that talent only takes you so far. It’s what you do with it that counts.”

In January of his sophomore year, he transferred to Liberty Christian in Argyle — a powerhouse private school that plays at the highest level of TAPPS. “It was kind of like enrolling early in college,” Quinn said. “I wanted to get in, learn the system, get to work.”

At Liberty, the competition sharpened. The program regularly faces top-tier opponents, such as Prestonwood and Parish Episcopal. “The football’s the same, really,” he said. “The difference is just size up front — the linemen are bigger. But the skill guys, man, we’ve got transfers from Southlake, Guyer, Argyle — it’s legit.”

What stood out most to him, though, wasn’t the talent. It was the culture. “The relationships with the coaches and the faith side of it,” he said. “We take Bible and apologetics. It’s cool to have a school where your faith isn’t something separate — it’s part of everything. I’m grateful for that.”

That quiet faith — the kind that doesn’t need attention but guides every decision — is the same strength that keeps him grounded now, even as recruiters flood his phone and college programs fight for his signature.

Because while others are chasing the next offer, Quinn Murphy is studying film in a dark room, confident in the call that’s already on his life.

The Rise to Attention and Recruiting Tension

Baylor’s belief arrived early and stuck. “Shawn Bell offered me after my second game my sophomore year,” Quinn said. “I still think my most special offer was Baylor.”

What followed confirmed it for him. “Coach Spav got the job, and I saw it on my news channel,” he said. “I go outside, and I get a call from Holcomb and Spav on the phone. I hadn’t even met Coach Spav yet. He was like a day on the job. He offered me, and they offered me before they re-offered their ‘25 quarterback. That just spoke to me about how much I meant to them and how much of a priority I was.”

The attention around him continued to build, but his center did not budge. “Really, I knew all along it was gonna be Baylor,” he said. “Because of how much they valued me and how much they thought of me as a player and as a person.”

Arizona made a real push in the spring. “Arizona offered me in the spring of this year, and Coach Doege came down,” Quinn said. “We were throwing — it was like 15 degrees in Dallas, there was frost on the ground, and I don’t think we had any incompletions that day. He was just super impressed with how we operated and how I didn’t let the elements dictate anything.”

The relationship grew from there. “He came over to my house. We had dinner together with my family when I was committed to Baylor, and I almost took an OV to Arizona,” he said. “But I didn’t want to put jeopardy on other people, because as a quarterback in your class, you’re supposed to be a leader. When people started to figure out I was going to Arizona, I was like, ‘It’s not worth it. Not going there anyway.’ So I just cut it out.”

He added, “Coach Doege is absolutely awesome — someone who’d be great to play for — but it just wasn’t worth my relationship with Coach Spav and Baylor. So I had to stick with Baylor.”

Stanford pressed even harder. “Stanford is probably one of the craziest pushes I’ve had toward me, arguably harder than Baylor did before I committed,” he said. “Andrew Luck offered me. I was the first or second quarterback that Luck offered. They called me about every day.”

The effort went all the way up to the line. “It got to the point where they wanted me to go on an OV so bad that when I called them and told them I wasn’t going, they said, ‘All right, we’re going to schedule your official visit, and if you change your idea after your Baylor official visit, let us know, because we’ll already have your visit planned.’”

There was timing behind the surge, too. “When Ryelan Morris flipped, that’s really when it turned on,” Quinn said. Stanford’s staff also tested his brain and football IQ. “After we threw on the field, we came back and went over some talk on the board,” he said. “Coach Witten would quiz me — what protection, what’s the play call, what are you running versus coverage. I was on top of it, and that’s a big reason why they were heavy on me.”

Even then, he held his line. “I’m big on loyalty,” he said. “Every phone call, I’d be like, ‘Hey, I committed to Baylor.’ I’ve got nothing bad to say about Stanford. They’re awesome. But I just didn’t think it was worth messing up anything I had with Baylor.”

Throughout it all, faith and steadiness shaped his choices more than attention did. Earlier, he’d put it simply: “We take Bible and apologetics. It helps me defend my faith later on. I really appreciate that.”

Here, amidst the recruiting noise, that foundation emerges as clarity. He heard every pitch. He respected every coach. And he kept saying the same thing. “I knew all along it was gonna be Baylor.”

Built Different

Ask anyone around Quinn Murphy what stands out first, and they’ll tell you it’s not the arm strength or foot speed. It’s the way he carries himself — the quiet consistency, the way he seems to slow everything down when the noise gets loud.

That calm is earned. Over 40 varsity starts since his freshman year have taught him how to lead in the spotlight, even when things don’t go his way.

“I’ve started over 40 football games,” he said. “So I’ve had a lot of trial and error — leading when I was the youngest guy in the room, and now leading as a senior, being the oldest. What I’ve learned is you’ve got to be hard when you need to be, but you also have to understand the background behind it.”

He paused before adding what he says is the key to everything: relationships.

“I don’t really think you can get on to someone if you don’t have a relationship with them,” Murphy said. “If you have that relationship and you get on to them, they’ll know it’s for a good purpose. That’s how you build a strong team.”

It’s the same mindset that shapes how he handles recruiting — and loyalty. For Murphy, commitment isn’t a temporary thing.

“A big part of college football that’s missing nowadays is staying true to the staff, the team, and the school,” he said. “That’s kind of who I am. I take pride in that in my everyday life and in football.”

He doesn’t see the transfer portal as a backup plan or an escape route.

“I’m committed to Baylor for a reason,” he said. “If I didn’t like Baylor, I wouldn’t be going there. So I have no plans of using the transfer portal — even if things don’t go my way. The development Baylor brings, especially with Coach Spav and Coach Holcomb, is something nobody else offers.”

For Murphy, leadership means more than stats or headlines. It’s about presence — on and off the field. “I think a great way to have a great team is to build deep relationships and friendships,” he said. “The most talented team almost never wins. You’ve got to be willing to love your guys no matter who they are or where they come from.”

Faith and leadership go hand in hand for him. He leads a Bible study every Monday night with his teammates. “Me and Cooper [Witten] lead our group,” he said. “It’s really cool — it keeps us grounded.”

Those around him see it in how he treats people, not just how he plays.

“I’d like people to remember me as someone who was obviously good at football,” Murphy said, “but a kind person who’s strong in their faith.”

The locker room is empty again. The film still glows against the wall — a few last clips looping before the screen fades to black. Quinn sits for a moment longer, elbows on his knees, replaying not the throws, but the decisions behind them.

Every read, every step, every commitment.

He thinks about that day Baylor called — the moment the offer came after his second game sophomore year — and how sure he felt even then. He thinks about the cold morning in Dallas when Coach Doege came to see him throw and about the Stanford calls that never seemed to stop. He remembers all of it — and still feels no doubt about where he’s meant to be.

“Honestly,” he said earlier, “I knew all along it was going to be Baylor. They valued me for who I am as a player and as a person.”

That’s what drives him now — not the noise, not the rankings, not the next offer that might light up his phone. It’s the purpose behind every rep. The peace that comes from knowing he’s walking the right path.

He’ll tell you it’s not about being perfect — it’s about being faithful. About showing up, doing the work and trusting what’s already been written.

Soon enough, the lights will cut out and the hum of the air conditioner will fade. But the work won’t stop. There will always be more film to watch, more ways to improve, more people to lead.

And for Quinn Murphy, that’s exactly the point.