West Virginia shot itself in the foot on Saturday night against Oklahoma State
In the 33-26 overtime loss to the 21st ranked Cowboys, the Mountaineers lead in most major statistical categories. Most importantly, that included penalties.
West Virginia out-gained Oklahoma State 444 yards to 362 yards on Saturday night at Milan Puskar Stadium in front of a loud blue and gold clad crowd.
256 of the Mountaineers yards came on the ground. 147 of them were recorded by running back Wendell Smallwood.
WVU recorded 26 first downs to Oklahoma State's 19 and had the ball for 31:09 to the cowboys' 28:51.