The only way to combat the overwhelming talent on the opposite side of the ball when playing this level of competition is better players. The outcome can’t be attributed to lack of effort, preparation, coaching or game plans. Mountaineer fans watching just wanted to get it over with. Eight touchdowns and a field goal on their first 11 possessions. 423 passing yards by quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
After West Virginia took a brief 7-0 lead on the first possession, the Sooners began lighting up the scoreboard like a video game. On Saturday, Oklahoma, which had lost two consecutive games and hadn’t played well in a month since their big win over Texas, came out as a focused and angry team. Oklahoma were decided on last second field goals, including the first ever conference win over the Sooners in Morgantown last year.īut when there is a significant talent differential there is always the possibility that a one sided thrashing may be on the horizon. The Mountaineers actually had good success against the Longhorns (5-6), and the last two games vs.
Year after year they pull in top ranked recruiting classes while the rest of the league struggles to keep up. In the dozen years since WVU joined the Big 12, Texas and Oklahoma have been the behemoths of the conference.
