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Johnny Manziel

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Johnny Manziel once left Oregon at the altar and it's looking like his advice led another high-profile quarterback to do the same.

Kyler Murray, a four-star quarterback who chose Texas A&M over Oregon in May, said it was the play and guidance of the former Heisman Trophy winner Manziel that tipped him in favor of the Aggies.

"Johnny really helped me out a lot and gave me both sides because he wanted what's best for me as a quarterback," Murray, who is competing at the Elite 11 quarterback competition this week in Beaverton, told NFL.com. "He knows Oregon and went to Oregon but chose Texas A&M. He wasn't bragging on Texas A&M, he just gave me the best of both and I respect that."

Murray said he wasn't even interested in Texas A&M until he saw Manziel play for the Aggies for the first time.

"I remember the first game (Manziel) played, against Florida. I didn't even like Texas A&M at the time, I just went down there because my dad was getting honored, " said Murray, whose dad, Kevin, quarterbacked the Aggies in the 80s. "We were asking who the quarterback was. A&M hadn't really had a quarterback in a while and then he did his thing."

Manziel verbally committed to Oregon in the spring of 2010, a move that didn't send many waves through college football at the time. But, of course, Manziel didn't stick with Oregon and the rest is history.

"He broke my heart," former Oregon coach Chip Kelly said to CSNPhilly about Manziel's departure. "I love the kid. I think he's a hell of a football player."

The Ducks ended up missing out on one of the most electric figures in college football history.

The guy they were left with, though, hasn't been too bad himself: