MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —The promised epic shootout between Kyler Murray and Will Grier was delivered Friday night at Mountaineer Field — and then some.
And then some more.
Grier passed for 539 yards and four touchdowns, while Murray threw for 364 yards, ran for 114 and accounted for four touchdowns of his own.
But somehow it was defense that made the difference in No. 6 Oklahoma’s 59-56 win over No. 12 West Virginia — not to mention an enormously controversial officiating decision.
Curtis Bolton’s 48-yard fumble return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter ended up being the difference, but it was how the play ever happened in the first place that provided an extra dosage of pain for West Virginia, which was eliminated from contention for its first Big 12 championship game appearance.