'NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!'

by Matt Whitfield


“We all had to click and gel together,” said wide receiver Dorrell Jalloh. West Virginia certainly did as they came back from a 17-3 deficit to score 31 unanswered points to upend Auburn 34-17, before 60,765 thousand at a sold out Milan Puskar Stadium.

Noel Devine had arguably his best night ever as a Mountaineer rushing for 207 yards and one TD in the come from behind win. Pat White playing against a tough Auburn defense threw for 174 yards and 3 Touchdowns. Wide receiver Alric Arnett also had one TD, and Dorrell Jalloh added a pair to help secure the win.

In the loss Auburn QB Kodi Burns threw for 111 yards and 1 td and accounted for 82 rushing yards. Brad Lester also added a touchdown off a 16 yard pass from Burns. Walter McFadden and Joshua Bynes each had one interception.

Tommy Tuberville was very complementary of the Mountaineers after the game. “We played with a lot of emotion in the first half, we just didn’t have an answer in the second half,” said Tuberville. “They are the best team we’ve played.” WVU head coach Bill Stewart was equally impressed with his team saying “our execution in the second half was almost flawless.”

The Mountaineers return to Big East action this Saturday when they go on the road to face a Connecticut team looking to avenge its 66-21 lopsided loss a year ago. The Mountaineers defense has a task at hand in slowing Donald Brown, the nations 2nd leading rusher. Gametime is set for noon at Rentschler Field.