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White Leads WVU Past Auburn

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 24, 2008

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Pat White threw three touchdown passes, Noel Devine rushed for a career-high 207 yards and West Virginia scored 31 consecutive points to beat Auburn 34-17 on Thursday night.

White, playing his first full game in a month following head and hand injuries, overcame two early interceptions to bring West Virginia (5-2) back from a 17-3 deficit. The Mountaineers had their highest points total since a season-opening 48-21 win over Villanova.

Auburn's Kodi Burns threw for one touchdown and ran for another before halftime but couldn't keep the early momentum going.

The Tigers (4-4) managed just 33 second-half yards, were shut out over the final 40 minutes and now have a three-game losing streak. That hadn't happened since 1999, Coach Tommy Tuberville's first season.

Dorrell Jalloh caught two of White's scoring tosses. His 2-yard catch put West Virginia ahead to stay late in the third. On his second, Jalloh shed the grasp of defender Zac Etheridge, turned around without breaking stride, sidestepped Walter McFadden and scored from 32 yards out early in the fourth to make it 27-17.

Devine completed the scoring with a 30-yard TD run.

ARMY-NAVY: The annual Army-Navy football game will be played a week later starting in 2009. The rivalry will take place each year on the second Saturday in December.

It will be the last regular-season college football game each year.

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