He was limited, but he was lined up in the slot when opportunity knocked. On second-and-6 from the Troy 34, Eafford ran a slant across the middle and popped open. That wasn’t all that popped.
But Eafford was the open man and Troy, already down 21-7 in the second quarter, needed a play. Eafford caught Barker’s pass about 15-20 yards down the field. Eafford kept going, his limp getting worse as he covered more and more yardage. It was almost a shame he was so open because no defender was close enough to put him down.
He got inside the Georgia State 20 and made a hard cut to buy a couple more yards.