MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The most intriguing player in football right now might be playing the last football game of his career Saturday. Or, he’ll play one more on Jan. 7 before hanging it up.



Or, he may go on to a 15-year NFL career. It depends on one particularly fascinating decision.



At Thursday’s Orange Bowl Media Day, Oklahoma quarterback and recently crowned Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray said his “main focus” is Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 1 Alabama … but, c’mon. If you were facing a looming decision on whether to honor a $4.66 million contract you signed in June to play professional baseball or bet on yourself to make even more in the NFL, your mind is probably drifting there more than a little bit.



“I’ve always felt like I could play in the NFL,” Murray said Thursday. “I’m a confident guy. There’s not a lot of short quarterbacks in the...