STARKVILLE -- Austin Williams came off the line running an option route: against zone, he sinks to a hole in the zone and stays there, but he beats man-to-man with an out route. The man coverage forced Williams to the sideline, several yards into the end zone; it also forced a difficult window for quarterback Keytaon Thompson to hit. It was small demanded a very specific throw, a high one to a moving target with a defender in hot pursuit; the shrinking pocket around him made the footwork tricky.
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