The game is also airing on a live stream online. The Cowboys then followed up with a field goal of their own on their first drive of the game as well.
The Mountaineers had nine first-half steals and forced the Golden Bears into 17 turnovers. Ok State had 61 more passing yards than WVU while the Mountaineers had 124 more yards on the ground than the Cowboys.
The rushing game took a step back, but they did what they needed to in order to establish some sort of running presence. “When you have a quarterback like that, you can have a deadly offense”.
The undefeated Mountaineers, picked to finish seventh in the league’s preseason media poll, climbed to No. 10 in this week’s Associated Press poll heading into Saturday’s high-stakes matchup with Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
Stephen Elliott is a NCAA football and Cowboys columnist at EndZoneScore.
The Kansas game marked just the second time Oklahoma State has had over 200 yards rushing – the other being the Baylor loss – and have eclipsed 150 yards just one other time in the victory over Texas (163 yards).
Mike Gundy’s 100th career victory at Oklahoma State was one of his best.
West Virginia soon added a 21-yard field goal with eight minutes left to play, trimming OSU’s lead to seven. They did exactly what we thought they were going to do. The Cowboys began their next offensive drive at midfield.
The Cowboys still have a meeting with the Sooners on their schedule, and depending on how Baylor fares, that means they are still in the championship hunt.
Eventually, Baylor could be the Big 12 defense that outshines a West Virginia unit allowing 17.8 points per game. Defensive-minded West Virgini. He made key first down catches and showcased his speed throughout, highlighted by taking a slant route 33 yards into WVU territory in the first quarter.
To begin the 4th quarter, on 2nd and 10 Skyler Howard runs 12 yards for a touchdown.
Freshman Lamont West tallied 17 points, including three from 3-point range.
More than anything else, the game seems to have a new meaning to Adrian, who is not only scoring at will so far, but having a lot of fun doing it, too.
Oklahoma State moved the ball, scoring relatively easy against a West Virginia team that held their last three opponents to less than 20 points.
Rushel Shell, West Virginia’s leading rusher, left the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury and did not return.
James Washington is Oklahoma State’s most accomplished receiver, but Jalen McCleskey is its most consistent. After every practice, he warns his players that when this happens, they’ll need to forget it and try to get a three-and-out on the next possession.
There isn’t a better man to lead this program than the one now at the helms, and I think this video describes what Mike Gundy means to Oklahoma State better than I can. Gibson burnt OSU’s Kenneth Edison-McGruder on the play to put West Virginia up, 10-6.
That stoutness to limit their opposition will be put to the test once again in a hard road matchup with Oklahoma State.
Howard, who had been the star of WVU’s undefeated start, passed for 212 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.