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West Virginia falls in shootout against Texas Tech
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West Virginia football’s offense had two opportunities to tie the game. No. 15 Texas Tech went up 51-48 with 2:44 left in the game. The Mountaineers’ offense needed just a field goal to tie the game and had the three timeouts plus the 2-minute warning to do so. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr.
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MORGANTOWN — Texas Tech’s defense in 2025 played a major role in helping the Red Raiders to a Big 12 Championship and a College Football Playoff berth, where they had a first-round bye. Texas Tech had the best scoring defense in the Big 12, allowing under 12 points per game, and was third in the […]
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s bye week has come and gone. The team is rested and prepared for the final four games of the season. Update on where the team stands with four games left: WVU is 5-3 on the year, a win away from the first bowl game since 2024, 2-3 in the Big […]
MORGANTOWN – Trey White’s sack of Michael Hawkins for a safety was the final defensive play that sealed No. 15 Texas Tech’s 53-48 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night inside Galaxy Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Otherwise, the game was all about offense.
Thomas Castellanos threw for a career-high five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Kenny Johnson with 2:44 remaining, and No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 53-48 victory over West Virginia in an old-school Big 12 offensive slugfest that ended early Sunday morning
MORGANTOWN – Don’t try and tell anyone from the state of West Virginia today that the football gods play things fair and square. What transpired Saturday night – and into early Sunday morning – inside Galaxy Stadium in Lubbock, Texas only proves the football gods have one sick sense of humor. No.
If you look at West Virginia football’s defensive performance against No. 15 Texas Tech by looking at one half at a time, it could be decent or really bad depending on which half you look at. At times, this defense shows potential, as it has in the past two games, but those few flashes don’t […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — Thomas Castellanos threw for a career-high five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Kenny Johnson with 2:44 remaining, and No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 53-48 victory over West Virginia in an old-school Big 12 offensive slugfest that ended early Sunday morning.
West Virginia football’s offense had two opportunities to tie the game. No. 15 Texas Tech went up 51-48 with 2:44 left in the game. The Mountaineers’ offense needed just a field goal to tie the game and had the three timeouts plus the 2-minute warning to do so. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr.
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