Your TCU Horned Frogs (7-0, 4-0) host the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3) in pursuit of their finest begin since 2015. Kickoff is at 11:00 a.m. CT/Midday Jap from Mountaineer Discipline at Milan Puskar Stadium this Saturday, Oct. 29. The sport might be broadcast on ESPN.
What can we anticipate from WVU this weekend? Learn on to search out out.
West Virginia Vs. TCU: Collection Historical past
Final yr’s Week 8 loss at residence to WVU was one Frog followers want to overlook. It was the final residence recreation underneath Gary Patterson earlier than he was let go the next week. The Frogs fell 29-17 in Fort Value behind a pitiful effort from everybody concerned.
That win pushed WVU’s win streak over TCU to 4 straight video games, a streak the Frogs hope to interrupt on Saturday.
Solely as soon as earlier than becoming a member of the Large 12 had these two groups ever met. That first assembly got here in 1984, the place TCU and West Virginia squared off within the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl held within the now-defunct Astrodome in Houston. The Mountaineers gained that recreation 31-14.
Quick ahead to 2012 when each TCU and West Virginia converged on the Large 12 Convention. Patterson’s TCU squad out-dueled Dana Holgerson’s WVU workforce 39-38 in a wild end in Morgantown. It was Holgerson’s second season with the Mountaineers. He would win three video games in opposition to TCU earlier than being fired and going to Houston.
TCU is 2-3 in Morgantown, with these two wins coming by a mixed two factors.
West Virginia Gamers To Be aware
Quarterbacking the Mountaineers this season is former USC and Georgia switch JT Daniels. Daniels was a five-star prospect popping out of highschool, however battled accidents and training turnover in his first 4 seasons. He has but to play an entire season, however did begin 11 video games for USC his freshman yr. Daniels is finishing about 64% of his passes for over 1,600 yards, 10 TDs, and 6 interceptions on the yr.
Daniels’ go-to man is Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who soaks up a lot of the workforce’s targets and is the recipient of 5 of Daniels’ 10 TD passes on the yr. Freshman star operating again CJ Donaldson returned to the workforce final week after lacking two video games as a consequence of a concussion. At 6′ 2″ and 240 kilos, he was recruited to play tight finish earlier than switching to operating again and averaging 6.2 yards per keep it up the season (six TDs).
Defensively, WVU has struggled. Nevertheless, they boast Dante Stills, who was named preseason All-Large 12.
Sizing Up The Mountaineers
As TCU followers acutely know, Morgantown is a troublesome place to play. This recreation is WVU’s homecoming, that means the group might be sturdy and excited, whatever the Mountaineers’ file.
There is no query that this workforce has not exceeded expectations this yr. They have been picked to complete eighth by Large 12 media personnel they usually at the moment stand ninth. Defensive breakdowns are the most important contributor to the workforce’s underwhelming exhibiting to this point.
Daniels was introduced into the school soccer world with sky-high expectations that he is did not stay as much as. He is a wonderfully serviceable quarterback and a savvy veteran, however he is not proven the power to propel his workforce to victories typically.
Their lone Large 12 win– two weeks in the past in opposition to Baylor– was constructed on the again of a fortunate 60-yard fumble restoration (unforced by Baylor QB Blake Shapen bumping the ball together with his personal knee on a scramble) and a blocked further level returned for 2. That is what stands between WVU and a winless begin to the season.
The underside line is, the Mountaineers wouldn’t have the secondary personnel to run with Quentin Johnston nor the move rush to power Max Duggan into fast throws. The run recreation ought to be capable to transfer the soccer and nothing on WVU’s offense warrants the concept that they may outrun TCU’s offense.
Nevertheless, generally groups have each other’s quantity. That is been the case with West Virginia in opposition to TCU for years.
Opponent Rundown
Workforce: West Virginia Mountaineers
Report: 3-4 (1-3 within the Large 12)
Coach: Neal Brown (third yr, 20-22 file at WVU)
Earlier End result: L, 48-10 at Texas Tech
Scoring Offense: 29.8 factors per recreation (fiftieth)
Scoring Protection: 38.2 factors allowed per recreation (a hundred and twenty fifth)
West Virginia 2022 Schedule & Outcomes
| Date |
Opponent |
Consequence |
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Sept. 1
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at Pitt
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L, 38-31
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Sept. 10
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Kansas
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L, 55-42/OT
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Sept. 17
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Towson (FCS)
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W, 65-7
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Sept. 22
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at Virginia Tech
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W, 33-10
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Oct. 1
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at Texas
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L, 38-20
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Oct. 8
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BYE
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Oct. 13
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Baylor
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W, 43-40
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Oct. 22
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at Texas Tech
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L, 48-10
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Oct. 29
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TCU
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Nov. 5
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at Iowa State
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Nov. 12
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Oklahoma
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Nov. 19
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Kansas State
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Nov. 26
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at Oklahoma State
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TCU vs. West Virginia Recreation Information
- When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 11:00 a.m. CT
- The place: Mountaineer Discipline at Milan Puskar Stadium (Morgantown, WV)
- TV: ESPN
TCU vs. West Virginia Previous Outcomes
- 2021: West Virginia 29, TCU 17 (Fort Value)
- 2020: West Virginia 24, TCU 6 (Morgantown)
- 2019: West Virginia 20, TCU 17 (Fort Value)
- 2018: West Virginia 47, TCU 10 (Morgantown)
- 2017: TCU 31, West Virginia 24 (Fort Value)
- 2016: West Virginia 34, TCU 10 (Morgantown)
- 2015: TCU 40, West Virginia 10 (Fort Value)
- 2014: TCU 31, West Virginia 30 (Morgantown)
- 2013: West Virginia 30, TCU 27 (Fort Value)
- 2012: TCU 39, West Virginia 38 (Morgantown)
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