West Virginia didn’t look like the better team on Saturday against Ohio, and the Mountaineers lost 17-10. But WVU had multiple chances to win the game.

The defense was a major reason why WVU could’ve won. Multiple times in the second half, Ohio was driving and entered the red zone, but the defense made a stop by picking off quarterback Parker Navarro. Zac Alley’s defense picked off Navarro three times in the second half.

What did the offense do on those three turnovers? It went three-and-out, netting -7 yards.

After those three turnovers, the defense stepped up again and forced the Bobcats to punt twice, creating more chances for the offense to get positive yards. The Mountaineers picked up first downs on both drives, but again, came up with nothing to show for it.

The defense shut out

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