West Virginia Wins Big Over Oklahoma

Before yesterday’s Fiesta Bowl all of the so call experts were predicting a big win for Oklahoma; some even expected them to win by as much as three touchdowns. In the end, it was West Virginia that came out on top by three touchdowns. To start out the game West Virginia was really carried by their defense that held Oklahoma to negative yards in the early goings. Then the high powered spread offense of West Virginia came to life when fullback Owen Schmitt took the ball 57-yards to the house. One of the game’s announcers said it best when he said that Schmitt was like a “runaway beer truck”. Then Pat White and Darius Reynaud hooked up for their twelfth touchdown connection of the year. This gave West Virginia a solid lead going to halftime. To start out the third quarter Oklahoma tried to make a run, but West Virginia was just too much for them. This is when Noel Devine got in to the action with a solid touchdown run. He later added to his stout stats on the day with a longer touchdown run that really showed his speed. Also, in the second half Pat White hit Tito Gonzales for a long touchdown pass. Raynaud added another touchdown to his stats in the second half with a thirty yard run as well. Overall it was a great win for the West Virginia football program especially with interim coach, now officially head coach, Bill Stewart running the show. When it comes to statistics Patrick White led the West Virginia offense with 176 yards passing with two touchdowns and 150 yards rushing. This puts West Virginia solidly back into the race for the jasathletics.blogspot.com College Football National Championship. In the end, Lee Corso was right; it was a three touchdown difference in the game with the final score being 48-28. He just had the wrong winning team.