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Texas Tech football: Why WVU game is the most important of the season

Sep 2, 2017; Lubbock, TX, USA; A Texas Tech Red Raiders flag outside Jones AT&T Stadium before the game with the Eastern Washington Eagles. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

When the Texas Tech football team faces West Virginia on Saturday, it will be one of the most important games of Matt Wells’ head coaching career and the most important game of 2020.

This weekend, the Texas Tech football season will reach the half-way point when West Virginia comes to Lubbock. And for many reasons, it feels like the season is teetering on the edge of full-blown disaster.