In the days since picking off Texas quarterback Casey Thompson en route to a big win, Jason Taylor and Tanner McCalister have used similar verbiage to describe their interceptions: bait.
In Oklahoma State’s 32-24 victory in Austin this past weekend, Taylor’s INT swung the momentum and put some points on the board in the process. Tanner McCalister’s INT iced the game.
Starting with Taylor’s pick in the second quarter, he started the play about 8 yards off the line of scrimmage. At the snap he waited a half-beat before reading Thompson’s eyes and flying in front of receiver Joshua Moore and running the ball back 85 yards for a touchdown.