Mountaineers stars cross up Pittsburgh in win

West Virginia stars Pat White and Steve Slaton weren’t satisfied with running all over rival Pittsburgh. Now they’re teaming up as a pass combination in a rivalry they’ve made one-sided with two spectacular games.

White and Slaton crossed up Pitt by teaming as a passing combination in a high-scoring first half, then put away the Panthers with a string of long runs in a comeback second half to lead No. 8 West Virginia’s 45-27 victory Thursday night at Pittsburgh.

The Mountaineers (9-1, 4-1 Big East) beat the Panthers (6-5, 2-4) for the fourth time in five seasons, though not quite as easily as in last year’s 45-13 romp in Morgantown in which White and Slaton combined for 399 of West Virginia’s 451 yards rushing.

Ohio 17, Akron 7: Matt Muncy recovered a botched punt snap for a touchdown and Kalvin McRae rushed for 136 yards and a score as the Bobcats (8-3, 6-1) beat the visiting Zips (5-6, 3-4) to win the Mid-American Conference East Division.

Ohio will play West Division winner Central Michigan in the MAC championship game Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit.