The Rebs kept sending running backs into the flats and the defense kept taking the bait.
On a 3rd-and-6 early in Ole Miss' opening drive against Fresno State, Chad Kelly dumped a pass off in the flat to Jaylen Walton, who smoked past a pair of defenders, brushed off another and cruised 53 yards before finally being dragged down. A holding call on Laquon Treadwell brought the play back, but the damage was done: the Fresno defense began overcompensating to guard Walton in the flats, a mistake that Kelly and the Rebel offense exploited for several big plays as they built a record-breaking 28-0 first quarter lead.