Mountaineers End Season Victorious at Oklahoma State

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24

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West Virginia
WVU

5-7 , 3-6

19

Oklahoma St.
OSU

7-5 , 4-5

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West Virginia
WVU

5-7 , 3-6

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24

19

Oklahoma St.
OSU

7-5 , 4-5

Score By Quarters

Team	1st	2nd	third	4th	F
WVU West Virginia	7	0	14	3	24
OSU Oklahoma St.	0	10	9	0	19

Game Recap: Football | November 26, 2022 03:45 PM | John Antonik

Freshman Jaylen Anderson ran for 155 yards and scored two lengthy touchdowns to steer West Virginia to a 24-19 victory over Oklahoma State at soggy Boone Pickens Stadium this afternoon in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
 
Today’s victory snapped West Virginia’s seven-game dropping streak to the Cowboys and ended Oklahoma State’s 14-game dwelling successful streak, the sixth-longest within the nation. The Mountaineers’ final win towards Oklahoma State got here in Stillwater in 2014.

“Streak busters today, that was the motivation this week,” West Virginia coach Neal Brown mentioned. “It says a lot about who you are collectively, but more importantly it speaks to who you are as a man. Every time you have an opportunity to suit up and play, it’s part of your resume. You should never waste one of those, and our guys definitely didn’t today. I thought we played extremely hard and physical in about as bad of conditions as you can play in.”

 

As Brown indicated, WVU had to take action in tough climate circumstances with true freshman quarterback Nicco Marchiol ending the sport for injured starter Garrett Greene.

“Being a young guy, coming into college football, things are moving 1,000 times faster than high school football so I think the more the season went on, the more weeks I could process the game from the sidelines and see the speed of the game,” Marchiol mentioned. ‘Situations, third down, second down, the nice and the dangerous, all helped me for this second.”

 

Oklahoma State was additionally taking part in at this time’s sport with out its beginning quarterback, Spencer Sanders, who was dressed and took half in at this time’s Senior Day however by no means obtained into the sport.

 

Backup Garret Rangel accomplished simply 18-of-42 passes for 178 yards, was sacked 4 instances and fumbled as soon as.

 

West Virginia obtained on the scoreboard first with 7:11 left within the first quarter when Greene referred to as his personal quantity and ran 36 yards untouched for a landing.

 

Oklahoma State (7-5, 4-5) answered early within the second quarter due to a kick-catch interference penalty referred to as on Kaden Prather that gave the Cowboys 15 yards and possession of the ball at the WVU 46. Rangel connected with Brennan Presley for 32 yards to the WVU 14. Four performs later, a motioning Presley took a move behind the road of scrimmage from Rangel and ran untouched 4 yards into the tip zone.

 

Jason Taylor II’s interception of a Greene move gave Oklahoma State nice subject place at the WVU 33, however the Cowboys had been unsuccessful on their fourth and 1 strive at the 7 when Exree Loe stuffed Deondre Jackson at the road of scrimmage.

 

The Mountaineers obtained one first down after which punted the ball again to Oklahoma State with 2:18 left within the half. On third and 10 at the OSU 38, Rangel threw a move downfield to Presley at the first-down marker. Here, cornerback Malachi Ruffin thought Presley dropped the soccer; he did not, and he raced down the sector for a 43-yard gainer to the WVU 19.

 

After an Ollie Gordon 13-yard run to the Mountaineer 4, three unsuccessful Rangel passes ultimately zone compelled Tanner Brown to kick a 22-yard subject aim with 18 seconds remaining within the half.

 

Greene accounted for 92 of West Virginia’s 111 yards from scrimmage within the first half, however his afternoon ended on the second play of the third quarter when he absorbed a helmet-to-helmet hit from linebacker Mason Cobb. However, replay officers dominated Cobb’s hit was not concentrating on, and he remained within the sport.

 

With Marchiol behind middle, Neal Brown gambled for it on fourth and 1 at the WVU 29, and Anderson gained 2 to the 31. A Marchiol 15-yard move to Sam James moved the ball to the 46, the place on the following play, Anderson broke free and raced 54 yards untouched for a landing.

 

WVU gave the impression to be in nice form to attain extra factors when Preston Fox returned Logan Ward’s punt 69 yards to the Cowboy 8, however Anthony Del Negro was flagged for an offsides penalty to wipe out the play and compelled a re-punt.

 

It did not matter.

 

After Anderson ran 15 yards for a primary down, he took his second carry of the drive to his proper, waited for his blocking to kind, broke free at midfield and ran 57 yards for his second lengthy landing jaunt of the afternoon.

 

The Cowboys answered with three factors on a Brown 38-yard subject aim, which culminated a 42-yard drive that consisted principally of Gordon runs. 

 

On the following possession, West Virginia gave up the soccer at midfield when it gambled on fourth and inches out of a shotgun formation. Tony Mathis Jr., trying to find a gap, got here up in need of the sticks, which was later confirmed by the replay official. OSU took benefit of the nice subject place and a move interference penalty referred to as on Caleb Coleman to place Gordon in place to run 23 yards for a landing. 

 

Rangel’s conversion move to tie the sport was unsuccessful, leaving the rating 21-19 Mountaineers with 24 seconds left within the third quarter.

 

West Virginia obtained its first turnover of the sport when Dante Stills recovered Rangel’s bobbled snap at the OSU 49, however the Mountaineers could not transfer the sticks and Oliver Straw punted the ball into the tip zone. OSU additionally missed an awesome alternative a possession later when Braydon Johnson, working previous Marcis Floyd down the close to sideline, dropped Rangel’s downfield move that may have been a sure landing. 

 

Taking over at their 40, the Mountaineers used their floor sport to maneuver the soccer 44 yards to the Cowboy 16 the place the drive stalled, and Casey Legg kicked a 34-yard subject aim with 5:59 left.

 

Here, West Virginia’s protection made two large stops to win the sport.

 

The Cowboys had the ball at the WVU 28, dealing with a fourth and three, however Rangel’s move to Gordon popping out of the backfield sailed large of his goal.

 

West Virginia (5-7, 3-6) was unable to get a primary down or burn all of Oklahoma State’s timeouts, and the Mountaineers prevented catastrophe when Straw picked up a bobbled snap and obtained off a 28-yard punt that landed out of bounds at OSU’s 46 with 1:22 exhibiting on the clock and the Cowboys nonetheless possessing a timeout.

 

But all 4 of Rangel’s downfield passes had been incomplete and WVU ran out the remaining 1:07.

 

Gordon completed the sport with 136 yards on 17 carries.

 

WVU quarterbacks Greene and Marchiol mixed to finish 10-of-23 passes for 77 yards.

West Virginia ran for 250 yards at this time, the Mountaineers reaching the 200-yard mark in all 5 victories this season.

“We ran the ball for 250 yards rushing. Jaylen Anderson, who we really like, he’s come on, and he’s got a bright future,” Brown mentioned. “He’s got to continue to mature, but I think he showed some real signs. He’s got a patient running style but was able to break two big ones.”

 

Oklahoma State outgained West Virginia 358 to 327 and neither workforce was profitable on third down. The Mountaineers transformed 4 of their 15 third-down makes an attempt whereas Oklahoma State was 8-of-21. The Cowboys had been unsuccessful on all three fourth-down makes an attempt.