ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Parker Navarro threw one touchdown pass and Ohio overcame his three interceptions and held on to beat West Virginia 17-10 on Saturday.

Ohio (1-1), the defending Mid-American Conference champion, beat a Big 12 opponent for the second time in three years .

“Extremely proud of this team,” said first-year Ohio coach Brian Smith.

West Virginia (1-1) lost preseason all-Big 12 running back Jahiem White to a second-quarter injury and never recovered.

Navarro maintained long drives with his scrambling and, more importantly, kept the Mountaineers’ offense off the field.

Ohio managed a total of three points on two straight drives inside the West Virginia 20 before Navarro started picking apart the Mountaineer defense. The Bobcats scored two touchdowns in the final three min

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