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Heisman race might be closer than first thought

It is a pass that Kyler Murray figures he has thrown "a million times."

"Something we work on every day," he says.

So when the Oklahoma quarterback saw his tight end covered one-on-one by a safety, he took a three-step drop and lofted a perfect strike toward the corner of the end zone.

The touchdown play did more than seal his team's victory over rival Texas in the Big 12 Conference championship last weekend. It also served as a punctuation mark for Murray's resurgent Heisman Trophy campaign.

Barely a week ago, the contest for college football's highest individual honor seemed like a

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