West Virginia Mountaineer Preview | 23 Personnel Podcast – 167

Intro

Football

    • Dononvan Smith – out for year with shoulder surgery on throwing arm
    • Rigdon will play after clearing concussion protocol
    • Carter could play (elbow) – should know today (Mon)
    • Mannix could go (back) – will know more later this week
  • Tragic Number
    • Tech football is 2-15 over last 17 games
    • Full calendar year without a Big 12/P5 win is still in play (W @ WVU – 11/9/19; remaining opportunities vs WVU, vs OU, @ TCU)
  • TTU Secondary Update – as of 10/19
    • 77 FBS Teams have played
    • TTU is 74th with passing yards allowed per game (335.5)
  • AP Top 25
  • Big 12 Recap/Impressions
    • Pooka Williams for Kansas opted out of the rest of the 2020 season
      • Most recently played vs WVU
      • 51 carries, 196 yards, 2 TDs
  • Kickoff set for OU game – 7:30 pm central 10/31, FOX
  • Big 12 schedule – 10/24

West Virginia Preview – HOMECOMING

  • Got any homecoming stories?
  • Speaking of homecoming – Neal Brown & Jarret Doege
  • https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/matchup/mountaineers-red-raiders-week-8-2020/stats 
  • 3-1 (2-1)
    • Vs EKU – W 56-10
    • At OSU – L 13-27
    • Vs BU – W 27-21 (2OT)
      • Tied 14-14
      • Brewer threw an INT in 2OT
    • Vs Kansas – W 38-17
      • Slow start – down 10-0, was 38-10 until Pooka ran back a kickoff with less than 2 min remaining to a very bored Gus Johnson
  •  QB Jarret Doege, RS JR
    • 95/148 (64.2%) – 1042 yards
    • 7 yards per completion
    • 8 TDs, 3 INTs (all 3 INTs in last 2 games)
  • WVU defense could be problematic
    • #1 in total defense (4 yd/play, 240 yd/gm)
    • #9 in rush defense (92 yd/gm)
    • #3 in pass defense (149yd/gm)
    • #5 in 3rd down defense – 26%
  • The Pick is In (WVU -3); O/U 55
    • Spencer – WVU 31-24
    • Michael – TTU 27-24

Questions

 

What Did We Learn

Need a little hill country (Alamo Springs Cafe, Altstadt Brewery)

Back 40 Grill in Lubbock – chicken fried steak with jalapeno gravy packs some HEAT

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