Michael Crabtree's Secret to Success

It was just about two hours ago since I've seen a game that joins the Oklahoma vs Boise State game as the greatest college football games of my generation. Unfortunately for me, although I told a bunch of people that Texas Tech would beat Texas, I forgot to check off Texas Tech in ESPN's pick'em contest. But going back to the game, the obvious star was Michael Crabtree who caught the game winning pass and made even a bigger play with his effort in getting in the endzone. So how exactly does he create the space necessary to catch passes and then dart away from defender? Like this: