If you watch this first-half catch it doesn’t look all that impressive at first. Take a look at the defensive backs playing opposite Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave (2). There are three Penn State players accounting for him, yet he was able to get good yardage underneath of them and break the tackle of a fourth defender.
With Tariq Castro-Fields (5) dropping back into a deep safety position directly across from Olave, Justin Fields could see that it would be hard to get the ball to Olave on a deep route.