West Virginia forces three key turnovers in 31-24 road win at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI -- , Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another and West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon, which led to 17 points in the Mountaineers 31-24 win over the Bearcats. It’s the fourth-straight win for the Mountaineers (5-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) over the Bearcats (5-4, 3-3), and they denied the Bearcats the opportunity to clinch bowl eligibility. “We’ve had a couple of tough weeks. We’ve had some drops all bounce the wrong way. Today, it bounced our way,” West Virginia coach Neal Brown said. “We got some breaks today and took advantage.” Two of the Mountaineers takeaways were scoring plays. Early in the second quarter, West Virginia free safety Anthony Wilson Jr . intercepted Sorsby and returned the ball 79 yards to get the Mountaineers on the scoreboard.