The onside kick bounced straight at WVU's Nana Kyeremeh of Thomas Worthington H.S. in Worthington, OH. He grabbed the ball and fell to the ground. Geno Smith ran out the clock and West Virginia KEEPS THE UCFC! The Mountaineers win their sixth consecutive UCFC game and run their record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big XII. They should also move up in the polls next week, as both # 5 Georgia and # 3 LSU lost. Their record in UCFC games is now 16-7, and they will defend the title next week in Lubbock, Texas against Texas Tech. That game will kick off at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time.
The Texas Longhorns, who made a valiant effort and were eventually thwarted by a bad snap and a missed FG, fall to 40-22-3. But they have nothing to be ashamed of; Geno Smith and company played one of the best and bravest games you'd ever want to see. On the other hand, that whole scheme of letting WVU into the Big XII doesn't seem very clever right now.
What a crazy game. I'm sure a lot of that record audience had come to see the WVU offense and they did not disappoint.
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