The situation was almost the exact same. The receiver tries to escape to the outside and the defender wont let him out. I wouldn't be shocked at all if a BYU coach knew what was likely to happen and talked to an official before the play just like we see here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=PnEIqh3XFP0W-GNx&v=VbzMUkF6fiM&feature=youtu.be