Last-Second Field Goal Lifts West Virginia over UC 45-42
Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for 464 yards and three touchdowns as West Virginia earned its first Big 12 win on a 35-yard kick at the buzzer.
- On Saturday, the West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 45-42 when kicker Nick Cassidy split the uprights on a 35-yard field goal as time expired, securing the Mountaineers' first Big 12 victory of the season.
- The Mountaineers ended a three-game losing streak with the victory, while Cincinnati fell to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 conference play following the narrow defeat.
- Quarterback Michael Hawkins threw for a career-high 464 yards and three touchdowns while adding two rushing scores. Receiver Epps hauled in eight passes for 163 yards and a touchdown to lead the receiving corps.
- With the game tied at 42, WVU drove 82 yards in eight plays to reach field goal range. Hawkins connected with redshirt junior Prince Strachan for a critical 43-yard reception from the team's own 2-yard line on third-and-nine.
- Both teams combined for 1,220 yards of total offense, marking the fourth consecutive game for West Virginia in which offenses surpassed 1,000 yards. Despite the victory, the Mountaineers' defense allowed a season-high 622 yards.
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Hawkins throws for 464 and Cassidy’s FG with no time left lifts West Virginia over Cincinnati 45-42
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Mike Hawkins Jr. threw for a career-high 464 yards and Jack Cassidy kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to lift West Virginia to a wild 45-42 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. The teams combined for 1,220 yards of offense. It marked the fourth consecutive game for West Virginia...
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Charleston Gazette-MailWVU football: Cassidy’s last-second FG ends Mountaineers' skid in win over Bearcats
MORGANTOWN -- "That was probably one of the best things that's ever happened in my entire life," WVU kicker Jack Cassidy said following his game-winning 35-yard field goal as time expired on Saturday.
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