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Gibson's Catch Was the Spark WVU Needed

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Play by play and game by game, Shelton Gibson continues to get a little bit better … and a little bit better.

On Saturday, we saw Gibson take another big leap forward with his three-catch, 104-yard performance in West Virginia’s 17-16 come-from-behind victory over annual Mountaineer nemesis Kansas State.

Before yesterday’s victory, the Wildcats were to West Virginia what the U.S. Open is for golfer Phil Mickelson or the Pittsburgh Steelers are to the Cincinnati Bengals - an obstacle tucked inside a burden wrapped around a hardship.

But Gibson’s gigantic 52-yard catch in the fourth quarter while Kansas State cornerback D.