A tumultuous week had an uneventful finish on Saturday. After last week’s overtime loss, the Texas Longhorns responded in a big way defeating West Virginia, 38-20.
The Texas defense looked nothing like the defense that showed up in Lubbock last week. The Longhorns showed tight coverage, got to the quarterback and got off the field on third and fourth downs.
Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski mixed in zone coverage some in the first half but waited until the Longhorns had built a lead to play zone consistently. After taking a 35-14 lead, Texas allowed West Virginia to knock itself out with long, clock-eating drives.
Offensively, Hudson Card led multiple scoring drives relying mostly on Xavier Worthy and Ja’Tavion Sanders as primary targets. Card put the ball in harms way a few times, but Texas receivers intervened to make spectacular plays.
Card completed 21 of 27 passes for 303 yards. He finished the day with three touchdowns. Xavier Worthy led all receivers with 7 catches for 119 receiving yards.
Bijan Robinson crossed the century mark on the final drive, finishing with 21 rushes for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Steve Sarkisian will have the challenge of keeping players humble heading into Red River following their impressive showing. Sarkisian will welcome that challenge as Texas improves to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
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