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Breaking down Oklahoma's Orange Bowl matchup vs. Alabama: Why Kyler Murray and the Sooners need to force a shootout

When: Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. CT at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

TV: ESPN

Line: Alabama -14

Oklahoma’s player to watch: Quarterback Kyler Murray

Oklahoma is only in this game because of Kyler Murray. The Sooners’ defense was even worse in 2018 than it was in 2017 -- which didn’t seem possible at the time. But because of Murray, Oklahoma’s offense was also better than the one Baker Mayfield commanded a season ago -- another feat that would have seemed impossible four months ago. If OU is to pull off the upset, it means Murray had the game of his life.