OXFORD -- Jaylen Walton had nowhere to run. He tried the middle and found nothing. He tried the right and found nothing.
Mississippi State's defense had the Ole Miss tailback hemmed in.
Then they didn't.
Walton, a junior, escaped danger and found running room on the left side of the defense, broke one tackle, and raced to a game-changing 91-yard touchdown, the most memorable big play on a day filled with them for Ole Miss in a 31-17 victory.
"Give them credit. They played hard," said MSU co
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