GAME THREAD: NCAAF: MISSISSIPPI ST (4-3) at WEST VIRGINIA (5-1)

NCAAF: MISSISSIPPI ST at WEST VIRGINIA

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 6:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 5:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 4:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 4:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 2:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WEST VIRGINIA (9) 38 2:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MISSISSIPPI ST at WEST VIRGINIA

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MISSISSIPPI ST 0 7 6 0 13
WEST VIRGINIA (9) 28 3 0 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 64 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 0:21. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, OWEN SCHMITT 12 YD PASS FROM
PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK),
7:14. WEST VIRGINIA 14-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 10 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 8:51. WEST
VIRGINIA 21-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 26 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 12:40. WEST
VIRGINIA 28-0
2ND QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 42 YD, 0:06. WEST
VIRGINIA 31-0
MISSISSIPPI ST - TD, ANTHONY DIXON 1 YD RUN (ADAM
CARLSON KICK), 11:09. WEST
VIRGINIA 31-7
3RD QUARTER: MISSISSIPPI ST - TD, CHRISTIAN DUCRE 3 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED),
5:10. WEST VIRGINIA 31-13
4TH QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 13 YD PASS FROM
JARRETT BROWN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 0:41. WEST VIRGINIA
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Pat White made a healthyimpression on Mississippi State while making it a happyhomecoming for West Virginia.


White passed for two touchdowns and ran for another long scoreSaturday as ninth-ranked West Virginia crushed MississippiState, 38-13, in an interconference contest.


It certainly was an encouraging performance by White, whosuffered a thigh injury three weeks ago in a 21-13 loss to SouthFlorida - the Mountaineers' only loss of the season. Thejunior played the following week in a win over Syracuse beforeleaving in the third quarter due to a chest injury.

But White returned with a bang in this contest, completing8-of-12 passes for 61 yards while rushing for 89 yards on justfive carries.


Fellow junior Steve Slaton rushed for 129 yards and a TD for theMountaineers (6-1), who returned to Milan Puskar Stadium fortheir homecoming game following a bye week and two road games.It was West Virginia's first home contest since a 48-7 thrashingof East Carolina on September 22.


West Virginia, which rolled to a 28-point win over MississippiState in Starkville last year, also received outstandingproduction from its defense, sacking Bulldogs quarterback WesleyCarroll three times and recovering three fumbles.


But it was White, the Mountaineers' multi-talented quarterback,who put this game to bed early. The speedster tore off a64-yard run just 21 seconds into the contest to give theMountaineers the lead for good.


After a three-and-out by Mississippi State, White orchestrated a12-play, 88-yard drive which he capped by tossing a 12-yard TDpass to fullback Owen Schmitt midway through the quarter.

West Virginia's defense took over when linebacker Marc Magrorecovered a fumble, giving the Mountaineers the ball back on theBulldogs' 16. Three plays later, White hit Darius Reynaud witha 10-yard TD pass to give the Mountaineers a 21-0 advantage.

Reynaud also caught a 13-yard TD from backup quarterback JarrettBrown in the fourth quarter.


Still in the first quarter, West Virginia sacked Carroll on theBulldogs' next possession and regained possession following a23-yard punt. That set the stage for Slaton, who broke off awinding 26-yard run to increase the lead to 28-0.


It was Slaton's 43rd career rushing touchdown, breaking theschool record he previously shared with two other players.

After linebacker Mortty Ivy recovered another fumble, theMountaineers added a 42-yard field goal by Pat McAfee to make it31-0.


Carroll was 17-of-32 for 162 yards for the Bulldogs (4-4), whohad just four first downs and 83 total yards while trailing,31-7, at halftime.


Mississippi State has lost two straight contests and is 5-5all-time vs. teams from the Big East Conference.

 

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MISSISSIPPI ST 13
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NCAAF: MISSISSIPPI ST at WEST VIRGINIA

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MISSISSIPPI ST 0 7 6 0 13
WEST VIRGINIA (9) 28 3 0 7 38 FINAL

WEST VIRGINIA-TD, P White 64 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 0:21 1st
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, O Schmitt 12 YD PASS FROM P White (P McAfee
KICK) 7:14 1st Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, D Reynaud 10 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 8:51 1st
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 26 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 12:40 1st
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 42 YD 0:06 2nd Qtr
MISSISSIPPI ST-TD, A Dixon 1 YD RUN (A Carlson KICK) 11:09 2nd
Qtr
MISSISSIPPI ST-TD, C Ducre 3 YD RUN (TWO-POINT CONVERSION
FAILED) 5:10 3rd Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, D Reynaud 13 YD PASS FROM J Brown (P McAfee
KICK) 0:41 4th Qtr


MISSISSIPPI ST WEST VIRGINIA
First downs 12 17
Rushed-yards 33-45 42-262
Passing yards 169 84
Sacked-yards lost 3-23 0-0
Return yards 22 142
Passes 18-35-0 12-20-1
Punts 8-36.6 5-36.8
Fumbles-lost 3-3 1-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 9-82
Time of possession 31:30 28:30


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: MISSISSIPPI ST-Anthony Dixon 20-61, Christian Ducre 7-23, -
Team 1-1, Lance Long 1-MINUS 12, Wesley Carroll 4-MINUS 28. WEST
VIRGINIA-Steve Slaton 23-127, Pat White 5-89, Jarrett Brown 6-38, Adam
Bednarik 1-6, Owen Schmitt 4-3, Darius Reynaud 1-1, Jock Sanders
2-MINUS 2.

PASSING: MISSISSIPPI ST-Wesley Carroll 18-35-169- 0. WEST VIRGINIA-Pat
White 8-12-61- 1. Jarrett Brown 4-8-23- 0.

RECEIVING: MISSISSIPPI ST-Tony Burks 6-41, Co-Eric Riley 1-30, Jason
Husband 3-22, Jamayel Smith 1-22, Eric Hoskins 2-15, Anthony Dixon
1-14, Arnil Stallworth 2-12, Christian Ducre 1-8, Aubrey Bell 1-5.
WEST VIRGINIA-Steve Slaton 4-36, Darius Reynaud 3-20, Tito Gonzales
2-15, Owen Schmitt 2-13, Will Johnson 1-0.


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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Pat White made a healthyimpression on Mississippi State while making it a happyhomecoming for West Virginia.


White passed for two touchdowns and ran for another long scoreSaturday as ninth-ranked West Virginia crushed MississippiState, 38-13, in an interconference contest.


It certainly was an encouraging performance by White, whosuffered a thigh injury three weeks ago in a 21-13 loss to SouthFlorida - the Mountaineers' only loss of the season. Thejunior played the following week in a win over Syracuse beforeleaving in the third quarter due to a chest injury.

But White returned with a bang in this contest, completing8-of-12 passes for 61 yards while rushing for 89 yards on justfive carries.


Fellow junior Steve Slaton rushed for 129 yards and a TD for theMountaineers (6-1), who returned to Milan Puskar Stadium fortheir homecoming game following a bye week and two road games.It was West Virginia's first home contest since a 48-7 thrashingof East Carolina on September 22.


West Virginia, which rolled to a 28-point win over MississippiState in Starkville last year, also received outstandingproduction from its defense, sacking Bulldogs quarterback WesleyCarroll three times and recovering three fumbles.


"We did talk about finishing the job and not giving them hope,"West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said. "I don't know how muchhope we gave them."


"Their defense was faster than we were," Mississippi State coachSylvester Croom said. "Their offense is no different. Theylooked like how they were a year ago versus us."


But it was White, the Mountaineers' multi-talented quarterback,who put this game to bed early. The speedster tore off a64-yard run just 21 seconds into the contest to give theMountaineers the lead for good.


After a three-and-out by Mississippi State, White orchestrated a12-play, 88-yard drive which he capped by tossing a 12-yard TDpass to fullback Owen Schmitt midway through the quarter.

West Virginia's defense took over when linebacker Marc Magrorecovered a fumble, giving the Mountaineers the ball back on theBulldogs' 16. Three plays later, White hit Darius Reynaud witha 10-yard TD pass to give the Mountaineers a 21-0 advantage.

Reynaud also caught a 13-yard TD from backup quarterback JarrettBrown in the fourth quarter.


Still in the first quarter, West Virginia sacked Carroll on theBulldogs' next possession and regained possession following a23-yard punt. That set the stage for Slaton, who broke off awinding 26-yard run to increase the lead to 28-0.


It was Slaton's 43rd career rushing touchdown, breaking theschool record he previously shared with two other players.

"Steve isn't worried about the record book," Rodriguez said."He wanted to run hard and he did a nice job."


After linebacker Mortty Ivy recovered another fumble, theMountaineers added a 42-yard field goal by Pat McAfee to make it31-0.


White spent the second half in street clothes standing on thesidelines with an ice bag over his neck.


"Pat could have played in the second half, but with his previousinjuries we didn't want to risk anything," Rodriguez said.

Carroll was 17-of-32 for 162 yards for the Bulldogs (4-4), whohad just four first downs and 83 total yards while trailing,31-7, at halftime.


Mississippi State has lost two straight contests and is 5-5all-time vs. teams from the Big East Conference.


West Virginia plays Big East Conference opponent Rutgers nextweek. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 30-27 victory overNo. 2 South Florida on Thursday.


"We will be playing some of the most talented athletes in thecountry in Rutgers, and it's at their place," Rodriguez said."I was thinking about the game as I was walking off the field,and I hope my players were too."