Perine, filling in for the injured Keith Ford, carried the ball 34 times as Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) extended its winning streak to eight games - the second-longest active run in FBS. Trevor Knight passed for 205 yards and Sterling Shepard made six catches for 101 yards for the Sooners, who were outgained 513-510 by West Virginia (2-2, 0-1).

Clint Trickett was 25-of-41 for 376 yards with two TDs and two interceptions for the Mountaineers, who dropped a 50-49 shootout to Oklahoma in Morgantown two years ago. Kevin White had 10 receptions for 173 yards and a score while Mario Alford added seven grabs for 101 yards and a touchdown.

After the teams went up-and-down the field in the first half for a 24-24 tie, Perine ran for 131 yards on 20 carries after intermission and scored on runs of 9, 5 and 19 yards as he simply wore down West Virginia's defense. Trickett threw a second-half pick and was unable to convert a fourth-down play inside Oklahoma territory with about four minutes left before Dreamius Smith capped the scoring with an 11-yard run with 2:12 to play.

The Sooners' first TD of the game came off a double-reverse pass from Durron Neal to a wide-open Knight from four yards out, followed by a short scoring run by Perine and a 100-yard kickoff return by Alex Ross. Trickett made a 68-yard TD pass to White in the first quarter and found Alford down the left sideline for a 30-yard TD that originally was ruled out of bounds in the second before Rushel Shell scored on a 5-yard run.

Game Notebook: Perine recorded the most rushing yards by a freshman since Adrian Peterson ran for 249 against Oklahoma State in 2004. ... White has over 100 yards receiving in all four games this season. … Trickett has thrown for 300 yards in five consecutive games.