NORMAN, Okla. — No. 5 Oklahoma was as good as billed — if not better — as it blew the doors off of West Virginia, 52-14.
The Mountaineers went to the locker room facing a respectable 28-14 deficit, but the Sooners took complete control with a 21-0 third quarter run. For the third consecutive game, West Virginia gained fewer than 30 yards in the third quarter.
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Fourth Quarter
Oklahoma 52, West Virginia (14:17)
Hey, a field goal!
A fumbled third-down snap erased Oklahoma’s chances for an eighth touchdown, setting up a 29-yard Gabe Brkic field goal.
Third Quarter
Oklahoma 49, West Virginia 14 (6:51)
Brayden Willis blocked a Josh Growden punt and Austin Stogner recovered in the end zone to give Oklahoma yet another touchdown.
Oklahoma 42, West Virginia 14 (9:01)
Dante Stills appeared to have a bead on Jalen Hurts, but center Creed Humphrey returned to the backfield to provide the one extra block Hurts needed to find Lee Morris for a 46-yard touchdown.
Oklahoma 35, West Virginia 14 (12:51)
Everything unfolded beautifully for Jalen Hurts on a 22-yard touchdown run where it was obvious he was scoring from the moment he took off. Most of the Oklahoma offense and the WVU defense was flowing right for a pass, and Hurts tucked it and galloped to the left where defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson was the only player with a prayer of stopping him.
Second Quarter
Oklahoma 28, West Virginia 14 (0:20)
Josh Growden pinned the Sooners inside their own 10, and the defense forced a three-and-out thanks to Jalen Hurts’ first incompletion after hitting his first 11 throws.
Using the favorable field position, West Virginia drove 51 yards for the score just before halftime. Austin Kendall bought time with the help of excellent blocking up front before finding T.J. Simmons for a 7-yard touchdown — Simmons’ second of the game.
Oklahoma 28, West Virginia 7 (6:31)
Jalen Hurts juked defensive lineman Reuben Jones out of his cleats, scrambling his way in from the 8-yard line on what goes into the books as a 2-yard touchdown run. The Sooners only needed three plays to score.
Oklahoma 21, West Virginia 7 (9:08)
The Sooners only faced one second down on a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that was finished on Kennedy Brooks’ 9-yard run.
Oklahoma 14, West Virginia 7 (11:38)
West Virginia stole a possession and then stole a touchdown.
After Lincoln Riley called timeout with 1 second left in the first quarter to force Josh Growden to punt into the wind, the Mountaineers countered with a fake punt. Native Aussie Growden managed to complete a pass to Dante Bonamico, who picked up the first down.
West Virginia finished the drive as TJ Simmons worked his way to the end zone for a 38-yard score.
First Quarter
Oklahoma 14, West Virginia 0 (2:05)
After a really bad three-and-out from the WVU offense — three incompletions that took 28 seconds off the clock — Oklahoma went to work. CeeDee Lamb tripped on what should have been a long touchdown, but it ultimately made no difference. Hurts found wide, wide-open Charleston Rambo for a 6-yard touchdown.
Oklahoma 7, West Virginia 0 (4:32)
Jalen Hurts found a wide-open — wide, wide-open — Jeremiah Hall for a 20-yard touchdown pass after Hall snuck out of the backfield undetected.
The Mountaineers defense forced Oklahoma to punt on its first possession, but had no such luck with the second drive.
There were some tweaks to the WVU lineup to start the game as Josh Norwood moved back from safety to cornerback in the absence of Keith Washington. Freshman Kerry Martin is starting at safety. Also, Josh Chandler has moved from Will to middle linebacker, while Exree Loe is starting at Will.