FORT WORTH, Texas — With No. 8 TCU unbeaten through the season’s first month, Gary Patterson once again sports the label of “defensive guru,” yet it’s two of the nation’s top-five offenses that bring verve into Saturday’s matchup.
Behind Will Grier’s accuracy, both passing and cognitive, No. 23 West Virginia (3-1, 1-0) has become only the second FBS team since 1996 to throw for 300 yards and run for 200 in four straight games. A stat so impressive, the Mountaineers are 13-point underdogs against the Frogs (4-0, 1-0).
After West Virginia owned last year’s meeting by 24 points, expect TCU to issue a fiery welcome as we two-step into Four-Down Territory:
Run defense ‘disheartening’
In the two weeks since West Virginia yielded 367 rushing yards at Kansas, defensive coordinator Tony Gibson has decried missed tackles and called out players who weren’t giving max-effort in pursuit.