Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a college football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Mountaineers won 31-24. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The difference in West Virginia's victory over Cincinnati on Saturday was seven points. Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby might want to put up his hand and accept blame foe the 31-24 defeat in Big 12 play.

The Cincinnati football team fought back from a 17-point second-half deficit and had a chance, but ultimately fell to West Virginia 31-24.

Cincinnati is now 5-4 on the season and will be significant underdogs in each of their next two games against Iowa State and Kansas State.The offense never got consistent enough to overcome the turnovers and Sorsby continues to go the wrong direction performance-wise after a great first half of the season.

Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby should have just taken the sack. Instead, he flung the football as he was headed to the turf, and it ended up being a gift in Anthony Wilson Jr.'s hands. The 5-foot-9, 199-pounder knew what to do with the interception and 79 yards later was

West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another, while West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon,