STILLWATER, Okla. - Mason Rudolph’s two short touchdown passes and two Ben Grogan field goals has given Oklahoma State a 20-10 lead over 10th-ranked West Virginia at halftime of today’s game at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Oklahoma’s State’s first touchdown was the result of Vincent Taylor’s strip sack of West Virginia quarterback Skyler Howard and his fumble was recovered by Cole Waltersheid at the WVU 8. Two plays later, Rudolph hit Lacy on a quick slant for a 3-yard touchdown.
Oklahoma State once again got into the end zone right before the end of the half when the Cowboys took over at its own 22 with 5:16 left in the quarter following a Mike Molina missed field goal, and drove the length of the field in 15 plays, consuming all but 15 seconds off the clock.
On third and goal at the 3, Rudolph flipped a quick pass out in the flat to Jalen McCleskey and he followed his blockers into the end zone.
West Virginia’s touchdown came with 11:28 in the second quarter when Howard hit a wide-open Shelton Gibson down the far sideline for a 19-yard score.
Molina put the first points on the scoreboard on the game’s opening drive with a 36-yard field goal.
Grogan’s two field goals came from distances of 32 and 25 yards.
Rudolph only misfired on five of his 20 first-half pass attempts for 150 yards and two scores.
Justice Hill led the Cowboy ground game with 40 yards on 13 attempts.
Howard completed 12-of-18 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown, four of those going to Daikiel Shorts Jr. for 48 yards.
Rushel Shell was WVU’s leading rusher with 38 yards on seven carries, but he was out of the game at the latter part of the second quarter with an undisclosed lower body injury.
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