Offense:
--Formation count: 4 WR 1 RB (16), 3 WR 1 FB 1 RB (13), 4 WR 1 FB (9), 2 WR 1 TE 1 FB 1 RB (7), 3 WR 2 RB (7), 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB (5), Twin Stack 1 Slot (3), Diamond (3), Twin Stack 1 RB (1), 5 WR (1) Diamond WR 1 WR (1)
--A big play on the first series was on third and 9 from the Texas 41-yard line, Skyler Howard has time in the pocket and the Mountaineers go to the twin stack wide receiver look to each side with a running back in the backfield. Ka’Raun White is the underneath wide receiver and gets a free release then comes back to the football and makes the catch for the first down to extend the drive which would eventually end in Mike Molina’s career long 44-yard field goal.
--Texas star linebacker Malik Jefferson left the game with 8:24 left in the first quarter after making a tackle and never came back into the game.
--On the first drive you saw some interesting stuff. First of all, West Virginia would throw trips to the boundary and then quickly throw the football to the field side as an extension of the run. Also saw an attempted pass to the fullback in the flats and the twin stacked wide receiver look with a slot.
--On the Crawford fumble it’s a tough play. First of all, you don’t want to take away a player’s ability to fight for yards and keep their legs churning because that has been a strength for Crawford all season but at some point when defenders are hanging onto you, you have to get on the ground to avoid being stripped. Those type of mistakes are magnified in the red zone. I’m still not sure what running backs coach JaJuan Seider did to deserve what he got on the sideline though from Holgorsen.
--For the third straight week, West Virginia threw a pass to the tight end. Redshirt sophomore Trevon Wesco was in a 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB set and ran a little corner route but the pass was off line. At some point one of those passes will be completed and it will be glorious.
--On the first Kennedy McKoy touchdown in the first quarter, West Virginia is in a power look with a tight end and fullback. McKoy cuts the ball back and follows the blocks of both Elijah Wellman and Kyle Bosch into the end zone. On the play, he almost runs over Bosch at the goal line. This was really well blocked but credit McKoy for making the cut to get into position to score from eight yards out.
--Senior quarterback Skyler Howard was on point in the first quarter going 9-12 for 114 yards. That 12 attempts mark is as many as he threw in the entire game against Texas in 2015. This was good Skyler and really at his best getting the football out to his wide receivers. Also though he did an excellent job checking into the right plays at the line of scrimmage and taking advantage of numbers. The 36-yard pass that Howard connected with Jovon Durante might have been his best of the season.
--The second touchdown of the day came on a 2nd and 13 situation from the Texas 29-yard line. West Virginia lined up with three wide receivers, White to the field side with fullback in front of Kennedy McKoy in the backfield. Texas brought pressure with five on the play and the Mountaineers picked it up with McKoy and Wellman. It was single coverage on White’s side so he lofted up the ball and even through pass interference and hitting the ground, the junior was able to corral the ball in for a touchdown in the corner. It was just a phenomenal display of concentration on White’s part and Howard gave his wide receiver a chance to make a play.
--Dropped passes were an issue in the second quarter. On consecutive plays, the Mountaineers dropped what would have been a first down on a 17-3 game. Those two drops were charged to Daikiel Shorts and Jovon Durante, and Durante would drop another on the next drive.
--West Virginia came out of the break firing the football down the field with two big pass plays but Howard took a chance and lost when he attempted to throw the football late and to the outside for Ka’Raun White. That allowed the Texas defender to put himself in position for an easy interception.
--Redshirt senior Rushel Shell had exactly one carry on the second drive of the second half and looked tentative and walked off the field limping again after he was taken to the ground on two-yard gain. That can’t be a good sign for his availability this week.
--On the second possession of the second half, West Virginia elected to go empty for several snaps in a row after the Shell injury until bringing McKoy back in once they crossed midfield. This offense continues to show a lot of different looks and ways to attack defenses.
--Facing a 3rd and 9 from the 26-yard line, Texas elected to bring pressure and cheat their safeties up which resulted in one on one coverage with Shelton Gibson who ran a slant. It was easy pitch and catch there because the middle of the field had been vacated. It was a 23-yard pass play.
--On the next play, West Virginia handed the ball off to McKoy and there was a huge hole off the right side which resulted in a walk-in three-yard touchdown. The offensive line did an excellent job of sealing off their defenders and creating a huge hole in tight space. The drive was by far the best of the second half for West Virginia who struggled to generate much offense.
--The second interception for Howard was just another bad throw. He had Daikiel Shorts in a one on one matchup out of the twin stack wide receiver look with Shorts playing in the slot. But Howard simply just overthrew the football and right into the arms of the Texas defensive back.
--On the third interception, West Virginia was in a three wide receiver look with a tight end and a running back. Howard was trying to hit Daikiel Shorts across the middle but the ball sailed on him again and landed right in the arms of the Texas deep safety. Three interceptions and just three poor throws.
--Looking at a 3rd and 2 to ice the game, West Virginia elected to go with the diamond formation on offense and the play never stood a chance. Texas had their entire team sans one player at the line of scrimmage and did an excellent job pushing the offensive line back.
--The numbers don't really say it but I thought freshman Kennedy McKoy was very good in this game. He got tough yards when he needed to and did an excellent job all around.
Defense:
--Counted a total of 13 missed tackles in this game.That's a really good number when you consider that Texas ran 100 total plays and D'Onta Foreman is the running back.
Third downs:
1st quarter:
3rd and 2 from the WVU 17 at 12:47 – Foreman rushed for five yards off the right side and converted it by getting the first down before he was touched.
3rd and 8 from the WVU 10 at 12:11 – West Virginia dropped eight and Buechele threw the football into the back of the end zone out of bounds.
3rd and 3 from the UT 15 at 5:28 – West Virginia blitzed, bringing six on the play, and WILL linebacker David Long comes off the edge untouched, which forced a quicker throw but Christian Brown got his hands up in the passing lanes and knocked the football down.
3rd and 9 from the UT 46 at 1:47 – West Virginia blitzed, brought six on the play, and Kyzir White makes the initial hit to slow him up and Justin Arndt comes in to clean up the sack. A lot of people coming here from different places and it was an obvious game plan to rattle the freshman quarterback.
2nd quarter:
3rd and 12 from the UT 44 at 11:56 – West Virginia blitzed, brought six on the play, and it was Kyzir White again that brought the pressure playing in a linebacker role and while the pass did get out, the pressure forced the pass off line and the punt team would trot onto the field.
3rd and 2 from the WVU 8 at 7:40 – West Virginia has two players in position when Texas uses the zone read, but both crash on Foreman leaving an open ally for Buechele when he decides to pull the ball. It was a theme throughout the game with the Mountaineers respecting Foreman, but this is one that really hurt them for a walk in touchdown run.
3rd and 3 from the WVU 39 at 3:43 – Foreman would carry the ball for two yards and the Longhorns would convert on 4th and short to keep the drive alive.
3rd and 5 from the WVU 24 at 2:31 – Texas would complete a quick short pass with West Virginia blitzing and bringing six on the play and it would set up a fourth and two. The Longhorns would convert that again on another Foreman run.
3rd and 7 from the WVU 20 at :31 – West Virginia dropped eight this time, but Buechele found a wide receiver again quickly and the Mountaineers miss a tackle at the sticks to keep the drive going.
3rd and 10 from the WVU 11 at :16 – West Virginia dropped eight again but Texas threw the ball one yard short of the sticks and the Longhorns had to use their last timeout and weren’t able to go for it on 4th and 1 from the two-yard line.
3rd quarter:
3rd and 7 from the WVU 25 at 11:32 – Texas elected to hand the ball off here and the only thing standing between the Longhorns and a touchdown for Foreman was an arm tackle by David Long. That was key because not only did Texas not pick up the first down but the field goal was blocked.
4th quarter:
3rd and 2 from the WVU 44 at 15:00 – Texas ran the ball with Foreman off the left side for a first down but on the play he would appear to injure his groin. That will come into play later in the drive.
3rd and 5 from the WVU 15 at 13:08 – West Virginia blitzed here with Kyzir White coming off the edge untouched and he absolutely leveled Buechele not only recording a sack but jarring the ball loose and preventing the Longhorns from even attempting a field goal and getting the ball back. I’m not sure how this play was reviewed for that long. It was clearly a fumble.
3rd and 13 from the Texas 47 at 8:06 – West Virginia brought six and the initial pressure comes from Al-Rasheed Benton causing Buechele to step up and when he does Justin Arndt comes unblocked for the sack. Another situation where the Mountaineers effectively use pressure.
3rd and 13 from the Texas 48 at 3:08 – Texas elected to run the football with Foreman and was able to pick up seven yards to set up a critical 4th and 6.
3rd and 1 from the Texas 49 at :43 – West Virginia rushed three and Buechele threw a quick pass to Foreman for a first down but he was tackled in bounds.
3rd and 10 from the WVU 27 with :05 – West Virginia brought six on the final play of the game and blitzed and the throw led the wide receiver out of the back of the end zone and was tipped to end the game in the favor of the Mountaineers. What’s amazing is that the Mountaineers only had 10 players on the field for the play because Jarrod Harper ran off.
--On the Foreman fumble, it looked like a situation where he ran both into the back of his offensive lineman and defensive end Adam Shuler and the ball popped out. It was created by the push up front forcing the lineman back into him to jar the ball loose.
--Buechele was really playing with fire for most of the day. Consistently he put the football out there where West Virginia defenders could make him pay and while they didn’t more than they did it was something that continued to play out throughout the game.
--Tip the cap to true freshman Reese Donahue on a second and ten near midfield with 2:07 left in the first quarter. On the play, Foreman gets the ball and Donahue is able to wrap him up and get him to the ground in the backfield when it looked like there was a seam.
--West Virginia continued to make open field tackles when the Mountaineers elected to bring pressure and leave the cornerbacks and safeties in man coverage. Once a Texas wide receiver caught the football he was going to the ground immediately much more often than not.
--When Foreman was able to bust a big run on the 22 and 32-yard scampers it came, as you’d likely guess, on missed tackles. Four missed tackles on those two plays, including three on 22-yard run.
--Hard to believe that West Virginia has two interceptions like this during the year, but Texas lined up to throw the football and the pattern took a while to develop to the outside wide receiver John Burt. It was a long throw from the hash to the outside of the field and it allowed Rasul Douglas to get back in position. Burt juggled the football and couldn’t corral it and Douglas simply ripped it away. It was a little different but shades of what happened with Sean Walters against Texas Tech.
--Nothing fancy on the Texas touchdown pass as the Mountaineers bring pressure and its one on one coverage in the back end. Buechele delivers a quick out to Collin Johnson and he just shakes the tackle attempt by Antonio Crawford and walks into the end zone. Really bad tackle attempt there.
--This might have been the best game of senior nose guard Darrien Howard’s career. He continued to split double teams and disrupt plays while occupying blockers. He was very, very good.
--Redshirt freshman David Long is just always around the ball. He made several key plays in this game including splitting the gap on first down on the next to last Longhorns possession and then following that up with a sack when coming on the blitz.
--On the critical fourth down on the Longhorns next to last possession, West Virginia was playing off the wide receiver but he broke off his route short of the first down running five when he needed six and Rasul Douglas came up and delivered a blow to knock him out of bounds and prevent the conversion. The Mountaineers were in Cover 0 and brought seven at Buechele which forced a quicker throw than he wanted but still it was there if the wide receiver didn’t break off his route short of the sticks.
--One play that won’t be talked about a lot but was huge was when West Virginia tackled Foreman short of the sticks on 2nd down and the clock continued to tick off. He was tackled with :54 to play and by the time the Longhorns ran the next play it was down to :43. That’s 11 seconds that could have made a huge difference in the outcome of this game but we’ll never know.
--Another critical play was on the next to last play of the game, Rasul Douglas was able to break up a pass that would have put the ball at the 15-yard line with :05 remaining. That kept the ball at the 27-yard line which is obviously a much more difficult play.
--True to form, West Virginia blitzed on the final play of the game and left its secondary in single coverage in the back end. But Rasul Douglas tipped the ball and it fell out of the back of the end zone.
Special teams:
--Redshirt junior Mike Molina absolutely drilled the opening 44-yard field goal. That was an example of what the coaching staff has been talking about with his leg strength and there the accuracy was on point. Trailing 3-0, that was key for not only his confidence but for the team after a productive drive.
--Molina also was impressive on kickoffs, getting the football consistently in the end zone or deep enough that it made things difficult on the Longhorns returners.
--I’ve watched it multiple times now and still am not sure how that was called kick-catch interference. Marvin Gross did an excellent job of making things difficult for the returner but I don’t believe he came close to impeding his ability to catch the football.
--West Virginia has been close multiple times this year, but Christian Brown did an excellent job getting his hand up to block the field goal attempt by Texas on their first drive to open the second half.
--Billy Kinney. Enough said.
--Formation count: 4 WR 1 RB (16), 3 WR 1 FB 1 RB (13), 4 WR 1 FB (9), 2 WR 1 TE 1 FB 1 RB (7), 3 WR 2 RB (7), 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB (5), Twin Stack 1 Slot (3), Diamond (3), Twin Stack 1 RB (1), 5 WR (1) Diamond WR 1 WR (1)
--A big play on the first series was on third and 9 from the Texas 41-yard line, Skyler Howard has time in the pocket and the Mountaineers go to the twin stack wide receiver look to each side with a running back in the backfield. Ka’Raun White is the underneath wide receiver and gets a free release then comes back to the football and makes the catch for the first down to extend the drive which would eventually end in Mike Molina’s career long 44-yard field goal.
--Texas star linebacker Malik Jefferson left the game with 8:24 left in the first quarter after making a tackle and never came back into the game.
--On the first drive you saw some interesting stuff. First of all, West Virginia would throw trips to the boundary and then quickly throw the football to the field side as an extension of the run. Also saw an attempted pass to the fullback in the flats and the twin stacked wide receiver look with a slot.
--On the Crawford fumble it’s a tough play. First of all, you don’t want to take away a player’s ability to fight for yards and keep their legs churning because that has been a strength for Crawford all season but at some point when defenders are hanging onto you, you have to get on the ground to avoid being stripped. Those type of mistakes are magnified in the red zone. I’m still not sure what running backs coach JaJuan Seider did to deserve what he got on the sideline though from Holgorsen.
--For the third straight week, West Virginia threw a pass to the tight end. Redshirt sophomore Trevon Wesco was in a 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB set and ran a little corner route but the pass was off line. At some point one of those passes will be completed and it will be glorious.
--On the first Kennedy McKoy touchdown in the first quarter, West Virginia is in a power look with a tight end and fullback. McKoy cuts the ball back and follows the blocks of both Elijah Wellman and Kyle Bosch into the end zone. On the play, he almost runs over Bosch at the goal line. This was really well blocked but credit McKoy for making the cut to get into position to score from eight yards out.
--Senior quarterback Skyler Howard was on point in the first quarter going 9-12 for 114 yards. That 12 attempts mark is as many as he threw in the entire game against Texas in 2015. This was good Skyler and really at his best getting the football out to his wide receivers. Also though he did an excellent job checking into the right plays at the line of scrimmage and taking advantage of numbers. The 36-yard pass that Howard connected with Jovon Durante might have been his best of the season.
--The second touchdown of the day came on a 2nd and 13 situation from the Texas 29-yard line. West Virginia lined up with three wide receivers, White to the field side with fullback in front of Kennedy McKoy in the backfield. Texas brought pressure with five on the play and the Mountaineers picked it up with McKoy and Wellman. It was single coverage on White’s side so he lofted up the ball and even through pass interference and hitting the ground, the junior was able to corral the ball in for a touchdown in the corner. It was just a phenomenal display of concentration on White’s part and Howard gave his wide receiver a chance to make a play.
--Dropped passes were an issue in the second quarter. On consecutive plays, the Mountaineers dropped what would have been a first down on a 17-3 game. Those two drops were charged to Daikiel Shorts and Jovon Durante, and Durante would drop another on the next drive.
--West Virginia came out of the break firing the football down the field with two big pass plays but Howard took a chance and lost when he attempted to throw the football late and to the outside for Ka’Raun White. That allowed the Texas defender to put himself in position for an easy interception.
--Redshirt senior Rushel Shell had exactly one carry on the second drive of the second half and looked tentative and walked off the field limping again after he was taken to the ground on two-yard gain. That can’t be a good sign for his availability this week.
--On the second possession of the second half, West Virginia elected to go empty for several snaps in a row after the Shell injury until bringing McKoy back in once they crossed midfield. This offense continues to show a lot of different looks and ways to attack defenses.
--Facing a 3rd and 9 from the 26-yard line, Texas elected to bring pressure and cheat their safeties up which resulted in one on one coverage with Shelton Gibson who ran a slant. It was easy pitch and catch there because the middle of the field had been vacated. It was a 23-yard pass play.
--On the next play, West Virginia handed the ball off to McKoy and there was a huge hole off the right side which resulted in a walk-in three-yard touchdown. The offensive line did an excellent job of sealing off their defenders and creating a huge hole in tight space. The drive was by far the best of the second half for West Virginia who struggled to generate much offense.
--The second interception for Howard was just another bad throw. He had Daikiel Shorts in a one on one matchup out of the twin stack wide receiver look with Shorts playing in the slot. But Howard simply just overthrew the football and right into the arms of the Texas defensive back.
--On the third interception, West Virginia was in a three wide receiver look with a tight end and a running back. Howard was trying to hit Daikiel Shorts across the middle but the ball sailed on him again and landed right in the arms of the Texas deep safety. Three interceptions and just three poor throws.
--Looking at a 3rd and 2 to ice the game, West Virginia elected to go with the diamond formation on offense and the play never stood a chance. Texas had their entire team sans one player at the line of scrimmage and did an excellent job pushing the offensive line back.
--The numbers don't really say it but I thought freshman Kennedy McKoy was very good in this game. He got tough yards when he needed to and did an excellent job all around.
Defense:
--Counted a total of 13 missed tackles in this game.That's a really good number when you consider that Texas ran 100 total plays and D'Onta Foreman is the running back.
Third downs:
1st quarter:
3rd and 2 from the WVU 17 at 12:47 – Foreman rushed for five yards off the right side and converted it by getting the first down before he was touched.
3rd and 8 from the WVU 10 at 12:11 – West Virginia dropped eight and Buechele threw the football into the back of the end zone out of bounds.
3rd and 3 from the UT 15 at 5:28 – West Virginia blitzed, bringing six on the play, and WILL linebacker David Long comes off the edge untouched, which forced a quicker throw but Christian Brown got his hands up in the passing lanes and knocked the football down.
3rd and 9 from the UT 46 at 1:47 – West Virginia blitzed, brought six on the play, and Kyzir White makes the initial hit to slow him up and Justin Arndt comes in to clean up the sack. A lot of people coming here from different places and it was an obvious game plan to rattle the freshman quarterback.
2nd quarter:
3rd and 12 from the UT 44 at 11:56 – West Virginia blitzed, brought six on the play, and it was Kyzir White again that brought the pressure playing in a linebacker role and while the pass did get out, the pressure forced the pass off line and the punt team would trot onto the field.
3rd and 2 from the WVU 8 at 7:40 – West Virginia has two players in position when Texas uses the zone read, but both crash on Foreman leaving an open ally for Buechele when he decides to pull the ball. It was a theme throughout the game with the Mountaineers respecting Foreman, but this is one that really hurt them for a walk in touchdown run.
3rd and 3 from the WVU 39 at 3:43 – Foreman would carry the ball for two yards and the Longhorns would convert on 4th and short to keep the drive alive.
3rd and 5 from the WVU 24 at 2:31 – Texas would complete a quick short pass with West Virginia blitzing and bringing six on the play and it would set up a fourth and two. The Longhorns would convert that again on another Foreman run.
3rd and 7 from the WVU 20 at :31 – West Virginia dropped eight this time, but Buechele found a wide receiver again quickly and the Mountaineers miss a tackle at the sticks to keep the drive going.
3rd and 10 from the WVU 11 at :16 – West Virginia dropped eight again but Texas threw the ball one yard short of the sticks and the Longhorns had to use their last timeout and weren’t able to go for it on 4th and 1 from the two-yard line.
3rd quarter:
3rd and 7 from the WVU 25 at 11:32 – Texas elected to hand the ball off here and the only thing standing between the Longhorns and a touchdown for Foreman was an arm tackle by David Long. That was key because not only did Texas not pick up the first down but the field goal was blocked.
4th quarter:
3rd and 2 from the WVU 44 at 15:00 – Texas ran the ball with Foreman off the left side for a first down but on the play he would appear to injure his groin. That will come into play later in the drive.
3rd and 5 from the WVU 15 at 13:08 – West Virginia blitzed here with Kyzir White coming off the edge untouched and he absolutely leveled Buechele not only recording a sack but jarring the ball loose and preventing the Longhorns from even attempting a field goal and getting the ball back. I’m not sure how this play was reviewed for that long. It was clearly a fumble.
3rd and 13 from the Texas 47 at 8:06 – West Virginia brought six and the initial pressure comes from Al-Rasheed Benton causing Buechele to step up and when he does Justin Arndt comes unblocked for the sack. Another situation where the Mountaineers effectively use pressure.
3rd and 13 from the Texas 48 at 3:08 – Texas elected to run the football with Foreman and was able to pick up seven yards to set up a critical 4th and 6.
3rd and 1 from the Texas 49 at :43 – West Virginia rushed three and Buechele threw a quick pass to Foreman for a first down but he was tackled in bounds.
3rd and 10 from the WVU 27 with :05 – West Virginia brought six on the final play of the game and blitzed and the throw led the wide receiver out of the back of the end zone and was tipped to end the game in the favor of the Mountaineers. What’s amazing is that the Mountaineers only had 10 players on the field for the play because Jarrod Harper ran off.
--On the Foreman fumble, it looked like a situation where he ran both into the back of his offensive lineman and defensive end Adam Shuler and the ball popped out. It was created by the push up front forcing the lineman back into him to jar the ball loose.
--Buechele was really playing with fire for most of the day. Consistently he put the football out there where West Virginia defenders could make him pay and while they didn’t more than they did it was something that continued to play out throughout the game.
--Tip the cap to true freshman Reese Donahue on a second and ten near midfield with 2:07 left in the first quarter. On the play, Foreman gets the ball and Donahue is able to wrap him up and get him to the ground in the backfield when it looked like there was a seam.
--West Virginia continued to make open field tackles when the Mountaineers elected to bring pressure and leave the cornerbacks and safeties in man coverage. Once a Texas wide receiver caught the football he was going to the ground immediately much more often than not.
--When Foreman was able to bust a big run on the 22 and 32-yard scampers it came, as you’d likely guess, on missed tackles. Four missed tackles on those two plays, including three on 22-yard run.
--Hard to believe that West Virginia has two interceptions like this during the year, but Texas lined up to throw the football and the pattern took a while to develop to the outside wide receiver John Burt. It was a long throw from the hash to the outside of the field and it allowed Rasul Douglas to get back in position. Burt juggled the football and couldn’t corral it and Douglas simply ripped it away. It was a little different but shades of what happened with Sean Walters against Texas Tech.
--Nothing fancy on the Texas touchdown pass as the Mountaineers bring pressure and its one on one coverage in the back end. Buechele delivers a quick out to Collin Johnson and he just shakes the tackle attempt by Antonio Crawford and walks into the end zone. Really bad tackle attempt there.
--This might have been the best game of senior nose guard Darrien Howard’s career. He continued to split double teams and disrupt plays while occupying blockers. He was very, very good.
--Redshirt freshman David Long is just always around the ball. He made several key plays in this game including splitting the gap on first down on the next to last Longhorns possession and then following that up with a sack when coming on the blitz.
--On the critical fourth down on the Longhorns next to last possession, West Virginia was playing off the wide receiver but he broke off his route short of the first down running five when he needed six and Rasul Douglas came up and delivered a blow to knock him out of bounds and prevent the conversion. The Mountaineers were in Cover 0 and brought seven at Buechele which forced a quicker throw than he wanted but still it was there if the wide receiver didn’t break off his route short of the sticks.
--One play that won’t be talked about a lot but was huge was when West Virginia tackled Foreman short of the sticks on 2nd down and the clock continued to tick off. He was tackled with :54 to play and by the time the Longhorns ran the next play it was down to :43. That’s 11 seconds that could have made a huge difference in the outcome of this game but we’ll never know.
--Another critical play was on the next to last play of the game, Rasul Douglas was able to break up a pass that would have put the ball at the 15-yard line with :05 remaining. That kept the ball at the 27-yard line which is obviously a much more difficult play.
--True to form, West Virginia blitzed on the final play of the game and left its secondary in single coverage in the back end. But Rasul Douglas tipped the ball and it fell out of the back of the end zone.
Special teams:
--Redshirt junior Mike Molina absolutely drilled the opening 44-yard field goal. That was an example of what the coaching staff has been talking about with his leg strength and there the accuracy was on point. Trailing 3-0, that was key for not only his confidence but for the team after a productive drive.
--Molina also was impressive on kickoffs, getting the football consistently in the end zone or deep enough that it made things difficult on the Longhorns returners.
--I’ve watched it multiple times now and still am not sure how that was called kick-catch interference. Marvin Gross did an excellent job of making things difficult for the returner but I don’t believe he came close to impeding his ability to catch the football.
--West Virginia has been close multiple times this year, but Christian Brown did an excellent job getting his hand up to block the field goal attempt by Texas on their first drive to open the second half.
--Billy Kinney. Enough said.
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