By the Associated Press:

West Virginia will finish its season in a bowl game.

Jarret Doege threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns, Leddie Brown ran for 156 yards and another score, and the resilient Mountaineers held off the Jayhawks 34-28 to reach the six-win plateau that qualifies them for the postseason.

“It’s not something we talked about with our team because when we hit the reset there during the bye week, I really felt like it was a week-to-week deal,” said Mountaineers coach Neal Brown, whose team won four of its last six.

Jalon Daniels gave Kansas (2-10, 1-8) a chance with his touchdown run with 1:46 left, but the Jayhawks had no timeouts left and were forced to try an onside kick. The Mountaineers recovered it and ran out the clock.

Gavin Potter had a pick-6 for the Jayhawks that made it 21-all in the second half. But the Jayhawks made too many mistakes on the other side of the ball, getting stopped three times on fourth down and finishing 3 of 6 in the red zone.

“They’re all learning moments,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. “We’re learning. We’re learning on the run. Those are going to be great moments to build upon and then we need to find ways to get over the hump. But I like to think some of the gaps are beginning to close and hopefully next season we can take the next step.”