It came from Shelton Gibson, who took a pass out in the flat, eluded a tackler, and outran the Cyclone defense for a 60-yard touchdown. Gibson’s catch and run has given the Mountaineers a 13-6 halftime lead.
West Virginia got field goals of 40 and 30 yards from Josh Lambert, while Iowa State has added two Cole Netten three-pointers, the first coming from 43 yards and the second covering a distance of 49 yards right before the end of the half.
Netten’s field goal culminated a weird 10-play, 32-yard drive that saw Iowa State line up in punt formation twice on fourth down and successfully convert both fakes, one going for three yards on a Colin Downing run right up the middle and the other a wounded-duck pass that Downing completed between three WVU defenders to Kane Seeley for five yards.