Mountaineers Take Down Oklahoma – Sports Illustrated West Virginia Mountaineers News, Analysis and More

Morgantown, WV – The West Virginia (4-6, 2-5) lastly beat the Oklahoma Sooners (5-5, 2-5) 23-20 Saturday afternoon. 

Oklahoma took its opening drive all the way down to the WVU 38-yard line choosing up yards in chunks earlier than the Mountaineer protection bowed up a pressure a 54-yard discipline purpose try that got here up properly brief. 

The sport remained scoreless heading into the second quarter till Oklahoma constructed a 9-play 75-yard drive earlier than settling for a 32-yard discipline purpose to present the Sooners a 3-0 edge. 

The Sooners prolonged their lead late within the second quarter after receiver Marvin Mims Jr. broke free down the left sideline 67 yards to the WVU 12. Then, operating again Eric Gray discovered the endzone from 12-yards out as Oklahoma held a ten-0 lead.

Sam James offered the Mountaineers with good discipline place on the kickoff with a 42-yard return to deliver the ball to midfield. 

Backup quarterback Garrett Green made his second look and orchestrated the 2-minute drive, getting the majority of the manufacturing with a 33-yard scamper earlier than punching it in from 5 yards out. 

On the additional level, the snap was bobbled then picked up by Billy Bowman for the 2-level conversion and the three-level sing gave the Sooners a 12-6 lead heading into halftime. 

Greene would lead the Mountaineers on their second landing on their second offensive possession of the second half. Greene and the Mountaineers pounded the Sooners on the bottom earlier than he hit Bryce Ford-Wheaton on the fade from eight yards away and WVU grabbed its first lead of the sport 13-12.

Oklahoma answered on the following possession with Eric Gray capping a seven-play 59-yard drive with a 5-yard landing run, and the Sooners two-level conversion was good to seize the seven-level lead. 

Garrett Greene and the Mountaineer off would once more reply. It would take a faux punt on fourth and 4 from their 34 with Sam James coming throughout taking the snap and pushing the ball up discipline for 5 yards. Then, James squirted free within the secondary and Greene hit discovered for a 35-yard go and catch. Green capped off the drive with a troublesome 11-yard landing run to even the sport at 20. 

Greene put collectively one last drive for the Mountaineers after Oklahoma kicker Zach Schmit hit his 46-yard try off the fitting upright. 

Facing a fourth and three on the OU 39, Bryce Ford-Wheat took the large receiver display screen 5 yards for the primary down because the Mountaineers started to run down the clock for kicker Casey Legg sport-successful chip shot from 25 yards out because the Mountaineers beat Oklahoma 23-20.

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