MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With 27 total touchdowns this season, Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes ranks second nationally. This is why Dana Holgorsen called him “scary” during the preseason, and there’s plenty for West Virginia’s defense to fear as it puts its 4-0 record on the line this week in Lubbock.
The Mountaineers inched up to 20th in Monday’s hurricane-delayed AP poll, and they’ve risen to No. 8 in this week’s NCAA’s pass-efficiency defense rankings.
That’s mind-blowing given all the personnel losses Tony Gibson incurred, but then, look at West Virginia’s FBS opponents so far. Missouri (33rd in passing efficiency) had a quarterback The Lunch believes to be underrated but was playing its first game under a new staff.