MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — T.J. Simmons was already having a bad day.
With a trip to the Big 12 championship game hanging in the balance and West Virginia driving for a go-ahead fourth quarter touchdown against Oklahoma, the Mountaineers wide receiver was penalized for unnecessary roughness after he continued to block Sooners cornerback Tre Brown out-of-bounds.
Instead of having a first-and-goal inside the 5, the Mountaineers were back at midfield. Two plays later, the Sooners were the ones crossing the goal line after a strip-sack of Will Grier, effectively squashing a season worth of hopes.
When Simmons turned his phone on after the game, matters only got worse.