Top 25: No. 8 West Virginia 48, No. 11 Texas 45

By Jim Vertuno The Associated Press

Published: October 6, 2012 9:02 pm
Top 25 football • Andrew Buie ran for 207 yards in the win.
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AUSTIN, Texas • Geno Smith passed for four touchdowns to lead No. 8 West Virginia to another wild shootout win in the Big 12, this time taking out No. 11 Texas 48-45 on Saturday night.

Smith, who has 24 touchdown passes without an interception this season, hit Tavon Austin with a 6-yard score with 10 minutes, 50 seconds left to play. Andrew Buie ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns, the second to give the Mountaineers a critical 10-point lead late.

West Virginia (5-0, 2-0) didn't seal the win until recovering an onside kick with 14 seconds left after Texas scored a touchdown on a pass from David Ash to Marquise Goodwin.

Joe Bergeron scored four touchdowns, all on short runs, for Texas (4-1, 1-1), which is 2-7 at home in conference games the since 2010. —

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