SB Nation Houston - West Virginia vs. Texas 2012: Can the Longhorns handle Geno Smith?https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46691/houston-fave.png2012-10-07T14:54:16-05:00http://houston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/32279972012-10-07T14:54:16-05:002012-10-07T14:54:16-05:00Fera and the Texas defense struggled against WVU
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> were involved in an offensive showdown on Saturday, and the Mountaineers came out on top 48-45. It was the first loss of the season for Texas, dropping their record to 4-1 on the year.</p>
<p>The West Virginia offense was a handful throughout the game, racking up 460 total yards on the Texas defense. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/134557/andrew-buie">Andrew Buie</a> had a huge day for the Mountaineers, totaling 273 yards by himself. The writers at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/">Burnt Orange Nation</a> took a look at the defensive struggles, and had the following to say about the West Virginia gameplan:</p>
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<p>"Even with top running back <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84139/shawne-alston">Shawne Alston</a> out, the Mountaineers ran for nearly 200 yards, including sacks, with Andrew Buie gaining 207 yards on 31 carries. Holgorsen obviously saw something on film that he could exploit and kept after it, running the ball on all but one play on the game-winning touchdown drive following the missed field goal."</p>
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<p>Longhorn fans also got their first look at Penn State transfer <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77426/anthony-fera">Anthony Fera</a>, who was supposed to solve the teams issues in the kicking game. He didn't provide the fans with what they were hoping to see from him on Saturday:</p>
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<p>"On his first field goal attempt as a Longhorn, he was responsible for the biggest miss in the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115256/mack-brown">Mack Brown</a> era."</p>
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<p>Up next for Texas will be a trip to Dallas for the Red River Shootout against Oklahoma. That game will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Oct 13.</p>
https://houston.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/10/7/3469910/texas-west-virginia-2012-reactionStephen Schmidt2012-10-06T07:02:20-05:002012-10-06T07:02:20-05:00Texas hosts West Virginia in key Big 12 game
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<p>Texas hosts West Virginia in a Big 12 showdown match between a pair of undefeated teams.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> are hosting the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> in what should be an exciting matchup between a pair of the best teams in the country. The winner of this game will have a huge leg up for the Big 12 title race, and the loser will likely be eliminated from any hope of playing for the BCS national title.</p>
<p>West Virginia is coming off of their epic 70-63 win over Baylor last week where quarterback Geno Smith had a career day by completing 45-of-51 passes for 656 yards and eight touchdowns. Smith needed all of that production to get the win.</p>
<p>Texas supposedly has a solid defense, but they were also in a shootout with Oklahoma State which they were able to escape from with a 41-36 game. Head coach <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115256/mack-brown">Mack Brown</a> blames his defense for missing tackles which allowed Oklahoma State to be successful. That is something Texas must improve on if their defense is going to try to slow down West Virginia's offense.</p>
<p><b>Date/time: </b>Saturday Oct. 6, 6 p.m. CT</p>
<p><b>Location: </b>Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin</p>
<p><b>TV: </b>FOX</p>
<p><b>Radio: </b><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.texassports.com%2Fsports%2Fm-footbl%2Fspec-rel%2Flsn-radio-affiliates.html&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fhouston.sbnation.com%2Ftexas-longhorns%2F2012%2F10%2F6%2F3458716%2Ftexas-west-virginia-2012-schedule-game-time-spread" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">Longhorns radio network</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/tulsa-marshall-odds-october-6-2012" target="_blank"><b>Odds</b></a><b>:</b> Texas is a 6.5-point favorite</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/10/6/3458716/texas-west-virginia-2012-schedule-game-time-spreadJeremy Mauss