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Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel can make both short and deep throws because he can put the ball into any area no matter how tight it can be, writes columnist Bryan Burwell.

Who does that? How does a college kid have the presence of mind and attention to detail to do something like that? So now it’s Mizzou’s turn to go into a game they should win in their Big 12 Conference opener on the road against a Nebraska team trying to regain its national pride. The Tigers are double-digit favorites. This game has danger written all over it.

“I can promise you I’m not going to let our team have a letdown, especially hearing Mark talk on the phone and how down he is," said Daniel, who said he couldn’t bring himself to call good friend Tim Tebow, the Florida quarterback whose team suffered a stunning home loss to Mississippi. “I don’t know if they know what the reason exactly was. I don’t know if they went in with a big head. I don’t know if they just got outplayed. It’s hard to say. You’ve got to go in expecting anyone can beat anyone on any given day."

That’s why Daniel remains on the top of my Heisman ballot a quarter of the way through the season, and why I suspect he’ll probably do nothing in October to mess with that.

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