On his third pass of the game, senior quarterback Phillip Walker tried to squeeze a throw to Marshall Ellick on a slant route across the middle.
The redshirt-sophomore wide receiver hesitated and Southern Methodist sophomore defensive back Jordan Wyatt stepped in to pick the ball off and run all the way to the end zone.
The offense stalled on the Owls’ next drive, but a fumble recovery by redshirt-senior defensive lineman Haason Reddick on the punt coverage team allowed Walker a second chance at redemption.
After Walker hit redshirt-junior wide receiver Keith Kirkwood for 17 yards and a few runs by freshman Isaiah Wright out of the wildcat, senior running back Jahad Thomas ran 15 yards to tie the game.