West Virginia turned the ball over four times and Kansas State struggled to move the ball with a freshman at quarterback. That combination led to a sluggish football game Saturday at Snyder Family Stadium that the Mountaineers won 28-23.
The score was close throughout, but West Virginia escaped with victory thanks to several key plays on its final drive. Will Grier found Gary Jennings for an important fourth-down conversion in the final minutes and then ran out the clock with a series of runs.
West Virginia (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) kept its hopes of a Big 12 championship alive with the win, while K-State (5-5, 3-4) dropped back to .