West Virginia vs Baylor
The Mountaineers are on the road to face Baylor in the final game of the regular season on Saturday. West Virginia got a bounceback win against Cincinnati last week, while the Bears have dropped four games in a row.
Final: West Virginia 34, Baylor 31
Fourth Quarter
0:23 West Virginia miraculously marches down the field and scores a 29-yard Jahiem White receiving touchdown.
WVU 34, BU 31
1:14 Hankins misses his second field goal of the game, giving West Virginia slight hope with 80 yards to go and no time-outs.
12:58 Hankins makes a 39-yard field goal to put the Bears up by four.
WVU 27, BU 31
End Third: West Virginia 27, Baylor 28
Third Quarter
5:45 Dominic Richardson rushes in a two-yard touchdown, Hankins’ PAT puts the Bears ahead.
WVU 27, BU 28
10:57 Ketron Jackson Jr. catches a 38-yard pass from Sawyer Robertson for Baylor’s first offensive touchdown of the game and Jackson’s first of the season.
WVU 27, BU 21
Halftime: West Virginia 27, Baylor 14
Second Quarter
0:15 Garrett Greene gets his second rushing touchdown of the half with a one-yard touchdown. The Mountaineers cushion their lead before heading into the locker room on a seven-play, 74-yard drive.
WVU 27, BU 14
1:46 Isaiah Hankins’ 44-yard field goal attempt is wide left. WVU will try to add points on the board before halftime.
5:44 Hayes’ 36-yard attempt is good. WVU awaits the status of true freshman running back Jahiem White who is dealing with a shoulder issue.
WVU 20, BU 14
10:16 Reese returns his second kickoff in a row for a 93-yard touchdown. West Virginia will need to adjust its special teams approach.
WVU 17, BU 14
10:28 Garrett Greene takes a quarterback keeper to the outside for a 23-yard touchdown. Greene’s 12th rushing touchdown of the season.
WVU 17, BU 7
13:55 Richard Reese returns Hayes’ kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown.
WVU 10, BU 7
14:10 Michael Hayes successfully kicks a 38-yard field goal to put West Virginia ahead by 10.
WVU 10, BU 0
End First: West Virginia 7, Baylor 0
First Quarter
5:50 A play after a 52-yard rush by Jahiem White, Garrett Greene finds Traylon Ray off the bootleg for a 30-yard touchdown.
WVU 7, BU 0
12:10 West Virginia’s opening drive is stalled after a high snap on second down results in a loss of nine yards.
West Virginia won the toss and elected to receive.
WVU Starters
Offense: Wyatt Milum, Tomas Rimac, Zach Frazier, Brandon Yates, Doug Nester, Devin Carter, Preston Fox, Traylon Ray, Kole Taylor, Jahiem White, Garrett Greene
Defense: Sean Martin, Mike Lockhart, Edward Vesterinen, Ben Cutter, Lee Kpogba, Jared Bartlett, Beanie Bishop, Malachai Ruffin, Aubrey Burks, Anthony Wilson, Marcis Floyd
Pregame Notes
WVU OL Doug Nester and RB CJ Donaldson will be active. Nester will be starting and Donaldson will get carries but is not at full speed yet according to head coach Neal Brown.
