Sanders throws 2 TDs passes, No. 11 Oklahoma State tops WVU

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — — Spencer Sanders threw 2 touchdown passes, No. 11 Oklahoma State had 8 sacks and the Cowboys bushed West Virginia 24-3 connected Saturday.

Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1 Big 12, No. 11 CFP) has won 7 consecutive implicit the Mountaineers (4-5, 2-4).

The Cowboys pushed astir West Virginia’s violative enactment each game. Devin Harper and Brock Martin had 2 sacks apiece for the Cowboys.

West Virginia, which compiled 492 full yards successful a triumph implicit Iowa State past week, was constricted to 133 full yards Saturday, including 17 yards connected the crushed against the Big 12′s apical rushing defense.

Both of Sanders’ TD passes went to Tay Martin successful the close country of the extremity portion successful azygous coverage.

A roughing-the-passer telephone against West Virginia’s Jared Bartlett connected 3rd down gave the Cowboys first-and-goal astatine the 6 successful the 2nd quarter. Sanders recovered the 6-foot-3 Martin successful the extremity portion connected the adjacent play.

West Virginia’s Graeson Malashevich couldn’t corral a third-quarter punt and Oklahoma State’s Korie Black recovered astatine the Mountaineers’ 26. Four players aboriginal Sanders and Martin connected for a 12-yard TD for a 17-3 lead.

Sanders finished 21 of 31 for 182 yards. He threw 1 interception.

Jaylen Warren closed retired the scoring with a 13-yard TD tally successful the 4th quarter.

West Virginia moved to the Oklahoma State 13 connected its opening thrust and settled for a tract goal. The Mountaineers often were pinned heavy astatine their extremity of the tract and didn’t beforehand into Oklahoma State territory until their last thrust of the game.

West Virginia’s Jarret Doege had small clip to get escaped of the shot successful a collapsing pocket. Doege, who threw for a season-high 370 yards and 3 scores successful a triumph implicit Iowa State a week ago, went 15 of 22 for 109 yards with 1 interception Saturday.

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma State: The trek toward a imaginable berth successful the Big 12 title crippled continues for the Cowboys, who person allowed league lows of 16 full touchdowns and 16 points per game.

West Virginia: The Mountaineers’ couldn’t instrumentality vantage of the large location ambiance connected a time wherever the No. 9 jersey of College Hall of Fame backmost Major Harris was retired. West Virginia saw a two-game winning streak stopped and volition request 2 much wins implicit the last 3 games to go vessel eligible.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Oklahoma State could determination into the apical 10 of the AP poll for the 2nd clip this season.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma State: Hosts TCU adjacent Saturday.

West Virginia: At Kansas State adjacent Saturday.

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