Texas will welcome West Virginia to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
It’s a crucial game for the Longhorns as they dropped their Big 12 opener to Texas Tech last week. Following the West Virginia matchup, Texas has a tough slate of games against Oklahoma, Iowa State and Oklahoma State.
It’s unclear whether starting quarterback Quinn Ewers will be available against the Mountaineers this week. Second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian has noted that all quarterbacks have been participating in practice throughout the week and he’s nearing a return, but Texas could choose to wait to bring him back for the Oklahoma game on Oct. 8.
Texas struggled to get off of the field on fourth downs last week, allowing Texas Tech to convert 6-of-8 fourth down attempts. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, West Virginia is No. 5 nationally in fourth-down conversions. The Mountaineers are 9-of-10 on fourth down attempts this season.
Here’s a look at a few other interesting facts ahead of the Texas-West Virginia game this week.