West Virginia Mountaineers Football Tickets - No. 22 Wvu Beats Uconn 28-24

Noel Devine's 56-yard touchdown run in the closing minutes lifted no

. 22 West Virginia to a 28-24 victory over the Connecticut Huskies. Get West Virginia Mountaineers football tickets and see Devine gain over 100 yards rushing. Devine ran for 178 yards as West Virginia (6-1, 2-0 Big East) overcame UConn. The determined Huskies outgained the Mountaineers 501-387.

Connecticut quarterback Cody Endres threw for a career-high 378 yards and two touchdowns while Marcus Easley caught five passes for a career-high 157 yards and a score. The Huskies stumbled in the second-half. David Teggart missed two field goals, and a fumble and three interceptions ended other promising drives. UConn coach Randy Edsall told the press he felt empty. The coach continued to say that the kids on his team played their hearts out and did what the coaches asked them to do.

West Virginia's Jarrett Brown ran for a score and threw for another. He also threw a lead block that cleared a path for Devine, who jetted 62 yards on the play. On the next snap, Brown threw to Tyler Urban for a one-yard score. The Mountaineers' Kent Richardson intercepted one of Endres' passes and returned it 47 yards before he fumbled the ball away deep in Huskies territory. Endres then hit Easley on a crossing route, and he took off down the sideline to put Connecticut ahead 24-21 with 3:50 remaining. Devine answered with the go-ahead scoring run with 2:10 left of the game. UConn marched downfield to the West Virginia 33 before Chris Neild picked off Endres on the fourth down. It was the third time this year that the Huskies could not hold a late lead.

Edsall stated that his team could not make one more big play at the end of the game. He acknowledged that West Virginia made some big plays against the Huskies and they missed opportunities offensively. Although the Mountaineers scored on the opening kickoff, which was a 98-yard TD run by Tavon Austin, West Virginia did not accomplish anything else until late in the first half. Brown struggled early in the game. He was intercepted on West Virginia's third offensive drive and recovered his own fumble on the next series. Brown finally was in sync with his team on their seventh series. He avoided three tacklers before he found Alric Arnett for a 23-yard pass. Brown then hit Jock Sanders on a screen play for a 31-yard pick up. On the following play, Brown ran for a five-yard score.

Connecticut needed just three plays after Frey returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards to take a 17-14 lead at the break. Endres, who went 25-of-41, hooked up with Moore on a 17-yard TD pass. The crowd of 58,106 gave the Huskies a standing ovation when they ran onto the field. Before the opening kickoff, a moment of silence was held in memory of UConn's Jasper Howard, who was fatally stabbed outside a university-sponsored dance. Players from both the teams wore stickers on their helmets in Howard's memory. Connecticut running back Andre Dixon said he could not stop thinking about Howard throughout the game.

by: Brent Warnken

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