MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oklahoma State sits on the peripheral of the Top 25, an omission traceable to the Cowboys’ inability to defend a miraculous Hail Mary-lateral by Central Michigan (and some MAC refs’ inability to comprehend the rulebook).
“They had an unfortunate loss early in the year, if you can consider it a loss,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said Tuesday. “This team could very easily be sitting at 7-0.”
The Cowboys (5-2, 3-1) have won three consecutive in the Big 12 since dropping their league opener 35-24 at Baylor, a game that turned on Justice Hill’s goal-line fumble with Oklahoma State poised to take the lead in the fourth quarter.