GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (4-1) at SYRACUSE (1-4)

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (4-1) at SYRACUSE (1-4)

<h3>West Virginia tries to rebound at Syracuse</h3>

No. 13 West Virginia (4-1) at Syracuse (1-4) 12:00 pm EDT

SYRACUSE, New York (Ticker) -- For a second straight year, WestVirginia and coach Rich Rodriguez have to rebound from anunexpected loss to South Florida.


The 13th-ranked Mountaineers look to bounce back Saturday whenthey visit Syracuse in a Big East Conference matchup.

Last Friday, then-No. 5 West Virginia came up short at SouthFlorida, 21-13, denying Rodriguez his 100th career coachingvictory.


Star tailback Steve Slaton mustered just 54 yards on 13 carriesas he again was stymied by the Bulls, while quarterback PatWhite threw for 100 yards with an interception before exitingthe game late in the second quarter with a deep thigh bruise.

White's backup, Jarrett Brown, threw for 149 yards and a TD withtwo interceptions for West Virginia (4-1, 0-1 Big East), whichcollected 437 yards but committed six turnovers.


Syracuse (1-4, 1-0) produced one of the biggest upsets of theseason with a 38-35 triumph at Louisville two weeks ago, but theOrange reverted to their losing ways with a 17-14 setback atMiami of Ohio last Saturday.


Andrew Robinson threw for 236 yards and two TDS for the Orange,who were outgained on the ground, 286-66.


West Virginia has won the last five meetings after dropping sixof the previous seven. Last year, the Mountaineers posted a41-17 triumph.


The winner receives the Ben Schwartzwaler Trophy, named afterSyracuse's all-time winningest coach and a former West Virginiacenter.

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 0
SYRACUSE 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 0
SYRACUSE 0 14:24 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 0
SYRACUSE 0 13:31 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 0
SYRACUSE 0 13:11 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 0
SYRACUSE 0 12:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
OWEN SCHMITT 7 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 0 11:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 0 11:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 0 10:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 0 8:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 0 6:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SYRACUSE
CURTIS BRINKLEY 1 YD RUN
(PATRICK SHADLE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 7 6:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 7 6:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 7 5:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 7
SYRACUSE 7 4:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
PAT WHITE 1 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (13) 14
SYRACUSE 7 2:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (13) 14 14
SYRACUSE 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, OWEN SCHMITT 7 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 3:01. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
SYRACUSE - TD, CURTIS BRINKLEY 1 YD RUN
(PATRICK SHADLE KICK), 8:22.
WEST VIRGINIA 7-7
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 1 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 12:47. WEST VIRGINIA
14-7</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 14
SYRACUSE 7 14:54 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (13) 14
SYRACUSE 7 13:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
KEILEIN DYKES 19 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (13) 21
SYRACUSE 7 12:15 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>