Texas fans wanted better defense this week. It seems the Longhorns defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski got the message.
Texas’ defense looked considerably better than last week. Perhaps the biggest chance revolved around the Longhorns switching to man coverage for the most part.
Tighter coverage by the Texas secondary was the story of the half. With the exception of the last West Virginia drive, the Longhorns shut down the Mountaineers.
Offensively, Texas had their way with the West Virginia defense for the most part. Steve Sarkisian called a great half to set Hudson Card up for success.
Card completed a couple of risky throws, but for the most part has protected the football. He ended the half completing 13 of 17 passes for 223 yards. Xavier Worthy, Ja’Tavion Sanders and Jordan Whittington all went for over 50 receiving yards in the first half.
The Longhorns finished the half with 267 yards compared to West Virginia’s 163. More importantly, Texas got off the field on third and fourth downs. West Virginia went 3-for-9 on third down and 1-for-2 on fourth down.
Texas will get the ball first in the second half.