The No. 7 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) and their powerful passing offense are on the road to face the West Virginia University Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), one of the nation’s softest aerial defenses, at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday.
The Horned Frogs are 7.5-point favorites, and the total is 69.TCU is coming off a 38-28 win over No. 17 Kansas State at Amon G. Carter Stadium last Saturday, their seventh straight victory. Max Duggan was 17 of 26 for 280 yards and three touchdowns. Kendre Miller ran 29 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Jared Wiley caught five passes for 74 yards and a touchdown.
West Virginia lost 48-10 to Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium last Saturday. JT Daniels threw for 209 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions. CJ Donaldson carried 12 times for 33 yards. Bryce Ford-Wheaton scored once. He caught five receptions for 53 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Mountaineers won the only meeting between the teams last season, a 29-17 victory in October, their fourth straight win against TCU. Leddie Brown had three touchdowns for West Virginia.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Horned Frogs are averaging 44.7 points per game for the season, third in FBS, and they are facing a Mountaineers defense that has surrendered 33.7 PPG (117th). Meanwhile, West Virginia has scored 34.9 points a game this season, 31st in the nation, and TCU is allowing 26.7 PPG (70th).
The Horned Frogs rank as one of the nation’s top teams in both passing (295.0, 20th) and rushing (227.1, 12th) yards per game. They will look to take advantage through the air, as the Mountaineers are 117th in the country in passing yards allowed per game (275.7). Against the run, West Virginia is 50th (130.1).
West Virginia is 45th in the nation in passing yards per game (262.1) and 50th in rushing (174.4), while the Horned Frogs are allowing 260.1 passing yards (101st) and 138.4 rushing yards per game (59th).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through seven games, Max Duggan has thrown for 19 touchdowns (1 INT) and 267.3 yards per game to lead TCU in passing. In three away games this season, he has six TDs (1 INT) and an average of 204.3 yards passing. Kendre Miller leads the team in rushing with an average of 104.4 yards a game over seven games.
He has 10 touchdowns on the ground and two through the air. Quentin Johnston is the Horned Frogs’ leading receiver with 82.0 yards a game and three TDs. JT Daniels has 10 passing touchdowns (6 INT) with 240.9 yards per game through seven games to lead West Virginia. In three home games this season, he has thrown for five TDs (2 INT) and an average of 274.0 yards.
Tony Mathis Jr. has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 70.3 yards a game through seven games. He has five touchdowns. Bryce Ford-Wheaton has been the primary target in the Mountaineers’ aerial attack. He has five touchdowns and a 73.7 yard per game average through seven appearances.
HOME AND AWAY
TCU has yet to suffer defeat away from home this season.
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