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Offensive matchups

Peter Sblendorio • October 5, 2012

Quarterback No collegiate quarterback has been as dominant as West Virginia’s Geno Smith. A Heisman favorite, Smith has thrown for an FBS-high 20 touchdown passes...

Heisman Watch

Wes Maulsby • October 5, 2012

Geno Smith - Senior QB, West Virginia Last Week: 45-51(88 percent) for 656 yards and eight touchdowns. Season: 141-169(83 percent) for 1728 yards and 20 touchdwons. If there was any question as to...

Players to watch – West Virginia

Matt Warden • October 5, 2012

Geno Smith, Senior QB #12 As West Virginia’s week 5 victory over Baylor verified, Smith is the Heisman frontrunner and the main player that Texas needs to watch out for this Saturday. Against Baylor,...

Pachall suspended indefinitely, Lunt regains health

Hank South • October 5, 2012

The weather is nice and the football season is well underway, which can only mean one thing. It’s October, folks. Let’s take a look at some notes from around the country this week- •...

Horns better equipped to deal with Brown’s loss

Christian Corona • October 5, 2012

When Malcolm Brown went down last year with a turf toe injury, something he said had been nagging him since high school, Texas did just fine without him at first. The Longhorns racked...

Geno Smith will challenge defense

Lauren Giudice • October 5, 2012

It was like Geno Smith was following the Longhorns around last Saturday. He was there on the bus when they were on the way to Stillwater, Okla., and he was there on the plane on the way back to Austin. By...

Defense could play big role in this weekend’s game

Sara Beth Purdy • October 5, 2012

This weekend’s game will be a tale of two offenses. With spurts of poor defensive production out of both West Virginia and Texas this season, this Saturday is likely to feature a stereotypical Big...

Games to Watch

Peter Sblendorio • October 5, 2012

No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 6 South Carolina The best game of the week pits the two best teams in the SEC East against each other in what will be either squad’s toughest game of the year. Georgia has...

Mountaineers prepare for first conference road test

Nick Arthur • October 5, 2012

If you’re going to play Texas ... well, honestly, I don’t know how to astutely finish that phrase. Why, you ask? Because neither I, nor the No. 7 West Virginia football team, have ever ventured...

Big 12 Power Rankings

Wes Maulsby • October 5, 2012

1. Kansas State: The Wildcats hold the top spot for one more week, but could see their position taken due to no fault of their own. The matchup between West Virginia and Texas will likely provide a new...

Social media stunt grows to hype up thousands of Longhorn football fans

Bobby Blanchard • October 5, 2012

Cole Kirby thought #GetLoudDKR would be a small inside joke between his friends. He was wrong. More than 2,000 people have committed to a Facebook event called “#GETLOUDDKR” that encourages...

Texas to put conference streak on the line against 16-1 Kansas State

Sara Beth Purdy • October 5, 2012

Fresh off another Big 12 match sweep, the No. 9 Longhorns head to Manhattan, Kansas to face No. 14 Kansas State on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Last weekend the Longhorns swept TCU at home to bring their Big...

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