AMES, Iowa — Kolby Harvell-Peel’s heart didn’t leap, even when he saw OSU linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez intercept the pass Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.
“I don’t know if Malcolm knows how to run after the catch,” said Harvell-Peel, an OSU safety.
But Tre Sterling knew. The Cowboy safety didn’t even watch Rodriguez’s 26-yard dash to the end zone. Sterling already had turned to the Cowboy sideline to scream and celebrate.
“I automatically knew he was scoring,” Sterling said of one of the biggest OSU defensive plays in recent years. “I know Malcolm. I know his speed.