STILLWATER, Okla. — West Virginia's offense has been impressive, tripling the output of homestanding Oklahoma State in yardage and leading 31-7 heading into the final period. The Mountaineers' first five drives on Saturday led to points.
WVU took the opening kickoff and drove inside the Oklahoma State 20 before having to settle for a field goal. Michael Hayes' 39-yard field goal gave the Mountaineers a 3-0 lead with 9:20 remaining in the first quarter. On the second drive, Greene engineered the scoring drive until leaving the game holding his right shoulder gingerly after being slammed to the turf after his 39-yard run.
Nicco Marchiol stepped in, though, delivering a 10-yard pinpoint pass to Traylon Ray with 55 seconds left in the first quarter. Jahiem White's 10-yard burst with 11:16 to play in the second quarter gave WVU a 17-0 lead. Greene's 15-yard scamper upped the Mountaineers' lead to 24-0 and calmed any fears of Greene's injury.
Down 24-0, Oklahoma State's offense came to life, marching down field to finally find the end zone. Alan Bowman found Rashod Owens for an eight-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 remaining in the first half. But WVU's offense kept up the momentum, using a nine-play drive to cover 75 yards.
C.J. Donaldson did the honors this time, stiff-arming a would-be tackler in such a forceful fashion that the ESPN announcers said it was a "grown man" running through the defense.
His 15-yard run gave WVU a 31-7 lead at halftime. West Virginia has outgained the.