3 Things you need to know: West Virginia 31, Texas Tech 26

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The Red Raiders’ defense forced three punts, had three sacks and two interceptions Saturday. But, it also gave up 300 yards rushing, including 163 yards to Wendell Smallwood and 111 to Rushel Shell. Shell ran for two touchdowns and Smallwood had one.

“Obviously we wanted to run the ball, but I didn’t know we were going to run it that much,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “…We had two backs average 7.5 yards per carry. That is a credit to our offensive line but (quarterback) Skyler (Howard) has a role in that, too. He is getting us into the right plays and They’ve got to account for him because he can pull it…