WASHINGTON POST:
>> From Penn State to Auburn to West Virginia to Nebraska to Colorado to LSU and back up to SMU, once-forgotten teams made an impression with signature wins over the weekend....
...Now, what’s this emerging from the pretty green mountains of West Virginia? Nobody thought about West Virginia in August, when everybody sits to concoct their preseason rankings. In the little area called “Others Receiving Votes” beneath the Associated Press top 25, the others receiving votes were Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Utah, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Auburn, Pittsburgh, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Navy, Northwestern, Western Kentucky, South Florida and Toledo. None was West Virginia.
West Virginia began the calendar year 2016 with a 43-42 win over Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl. No one noticed. Now, after a 34-10 pounding of TCU (No. 13 in preseason), West Virginia is uncommonly alive at 6-0, ranking No. 12 and bubbling. And it’s finding some nice reflections out of Lubbock.
One week after the Mountaineers went into Lubbock and limited Texas Tech to 17 points, Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II completed 52 of 88 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns — against Oklahoma.
He and Texas Tech also lost, 66-59, as the total-yards category wound up at a brain-frying 854-854, which did make a fine reflection on West Virginia, which goes to Oklahoma State next and welcomes Oklahoma on Nov. 19 and Baylor on Dec. 3. ...<<
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>> From Penn State to Auburn to West Virginia to Nebraska to Colorado to LSU and back up to SMU, once-forgotten teams made an impression with signature wins over the weekend....
...Now, what’s this emerging from the pretty green mountains of West Virginia? Nobody thought about West Virginia in August, when everybody sits to concoct their preseason rankings. In the little area called “Others Receiving Votes” beneath the Associated Press top 25, the others receiving votes were Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Utah, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Auburn, Pittsburgh, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Navy, Northwestern, Western Kentucky, South Florida and Toledo. None was West Virginia.
West Virginia began the calendar year 2016 with a 43-42 win over Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl. No one noticed. Now, after a 34-10 pounding of TCU (No. 13 in preseason), West Virginia is uncommonly alive at 6-0, ranking No. 12 and bubbling. And it’s finding some nice reflections out of Lubbock.
One week after the Mountaineers went into Lubbock and limited Texas Tech to 17 points, Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II completed 52 of 88 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns — against Oklahoma.
He and Texas Tech also lost, 66-59, as the total-yards category wound up at a brain-frying 854-854, which did make a fine reflection on West Virginia, which goes to Oklahoma State next and welcomes Oklahoma on Nov. 19 and Baylor on Dec. 3. ...<<
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