PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Will Grier, the fifth-year senior and potential Heisman Trophy finalist, has thrown for 2,618 yards and 28 touchdowns, including 346 yards and three TDs in the win over Texas last week. He has found 12 different receivers and recorded 15 300-yard passing performances and 16 multiple-touchdown games during his WVU career. Grier is tied for second nationally in touchdown passes per game (3.5). He ranks No. 3 nationally in passing touchdowns (28), No. 3 in passing efficiency (184), second in yards per pass attempt (10.03), and No. 4 in points responsible for per game (22).
–RB Kennedy McKoy carried 17 times for 94 yards in the win over Texas, in which the Mountaineers rolled to 237 yards on the ground. McCoy has had his share of carries over his first two years, and now has 81 totes for 460 yards and two touchdowns, and nine catches for 119 more and a TD over West Virginia’s first eight games. McKoy has enough speed to break off long runs, and his physicality on contact is unmatched. He’s not afraid to pass protect either, an absolute necessity for a running back who plays for coach Dana Holgorsen.
–S Kenny Robinson had a team-high tying 10 stops, including a tackle for a loss, in the win over Texas and now has 55 tackles on the season.
SERIES HISTORY: TCU leads West Virginia 4-3.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “There was a lot of adversity we had to overcome, and that’s something that great teams do, especially on the road. This team stepped up to the challenge … and we found a way to win.” — West Virginia quarterback Will Grier after the Mountaineers 42-41 win over Texas last week
