LUBBOCK, Texas — Skyler Howard looked more like a record-smashing quarterback than did Patrick Mahomes and No. 20 West Virginia’s defense made a bold statement in crushing Texas Tech 48-17.
Howard threw for 318 yards, ran for 89 more and accounted for three scores as the Mountaineers (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) dominated in their first road test to become contenders in the conference race.
“The people that will bring our name into that conversation are the same ones that left it out of the conversation before, so we don’t care about that,” Howard said.
Rushel Shell ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns while Kennedy McKoy gained 99 on just four carries as West Virginia outgained Texas Tech 650-379.