MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a game that featured West Virginia and Oklahoma combining for 1,372 yards and 115 points, it was one defense that rose to the occasion when it mattered most.
The Sooners scored two defensive touchdowns on fumbles by Will Grier, a momentous swing in their 59-56 win Friday night at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Linebacker Caleb Kelly slung Grier to the ground late in the second quarter and dislodged the ball. Kelly scooped it up himself and ran it in from 10 yards out. Curtis Bolton did the same in the fourth quarter, which ended up being the decisive blow that sent Oklahoma (11-1, 8-1) to its second consecutive Big 12 Championship game, where it will have its second shot at Texas on Dec.