W. Virginia 33 - 45 Oklahoma (Final)

The Sooners run out the clock, and they have survived a tricky challenge from a very game West Virginia team.  The Mountaineers gave it everything they had, but in the end they did not have Samaje Perine, and the Sooners did.  Perine finished with 242 yards and four touchdowns on 34 carries in one of the best performances you will see from any running back, much less a freshman.

WVU's record in UCFC play falls to 16-10, but so long as the trophy remains in the Big XII, they will eventually get another shot at it.

OU wins its 32d UCFC game in history, and its sixth in a row.  The Sooners are now 32-16-1 in UCFC play.  They get to enjoy this victory for two weeks, and they will then take the Big Gold Trophy to Fort Worth, Tex. for a game on October 4 against the Texas Christian Horned Frogs.  We look forward to it.

W. Virginia 33 - 45 Oklahoma (2:11 left in 4th Quarter)

Sterling Shepherd, the excellent OU wide receiver, has 100 yards on six carries in this game.  But he just made another huge play, scooping up the onside kick.  The Big Gold Trophy is going back to Norman!

W. Virginia 33 - 45 Oklahoma (2:12 left in 4th Quarter)

Given an 18-point lead, the OU defense -- which has been excellent in the second half -- takes its foot off the gas, and WVU quickly takes advantage.  The Mountaineers go 75 yards in only 9 plays, and the wonderfully-named Dreamius Smith of Wichita, Kan. rumbles in from 11 yards out for the score.  The Mountaineers go for two, but don't really come close, as Trickett's pass is broken up by the OU defense.  Now it's time for an onside kick.

W. Virginia 27 - 45 Oklahoma (4:30 left in 4th Quarter)

Heeding the call of people all across Oklahoma, who were yelling at their televisions, "GIVE IT TO PERINE!" the OU coaching staff did, in fact, give the ball to Samaje Perine again and again.  The Pflugerville Pflash blasted in from 19 yards out to give OU an 18-point lead that probably puts this game away.

What a game for Perine.  The freshman has 228 yards on 31 carries and four rushing touchdowns -- including three in the second half.  He is the first OU running back to rush for over 200 yards since a guy named Adrian Peterson.  Perine would be a game-changer almost anywhere, but in the Big XII -- where defenses are set up to stop the passing attacks so common throughout the league -- he can be particularly devastating.

W. Virginia 27 - 38 Oklahoma (8:51 left in 4th Quarter)

The Mountaineers cannot get the first down they so desperately need.  On 4th and 4, Trickett cannot find anyone open and is forced to throw the ball away.  The Sooners will take over on their own 34 with a golden chance to run some clock.

W. Virginia 27 - 38 Oklahoma (9:41 left in 4th Quarter)

Huge play coming up.  WVU has moved the ball to the OU 41, in large part thanks to Kevin White, who has 8 receptions in this game for 156 yards.  But the Mountaineers now face 3d and 11.  Obviously, they really need to score on this possession.

W. Virginia 27 - 38 Oklahoma (13:08 left in 4th Quarter)

With first down at the WVU 48, and a chance to put the game away, OU committed a personal foul.  That pretty much killed that drive, and the Sooners were quickly forced to punt.  WVU will start from its own 14.