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Countdown to Kickoff
October 17, 2014 03:03 PM | General
- GAMEDAY CENTRALMORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Two of the most explosive offenses in college football will hook up Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium when West Virginia plays host to fourth-ranked Baylor.
Two years ago, these two teams produced a combined 133 points in West Virginia’s first-ever Big 12 game and more fireworks are likely on Saturday.
The Bears are one of five undefeated teams left with a shot of reaching this year’s college football playoff and there to watch them at the stadium will be WVU Director of Athletics Oliver Luck, a member of this year’s playoff selection committee.
Last year, Baylor defeated West Virginia 73-42 by putting up a school-record 872 yards of offense and last weekend the Bears scored 24 straight points to defeat TCU, 61-58, in Waco.
Today’s game will kickoff at noon and will be televised nationally on FOX Sports 1.
Here is today’s Countdown to Kickoff, presented by the Friends of Coal:
10 – The Mountaineers now have 16 players on their two-deep roster with at least TEN career starts to their credit. The team leader in career starts is senior offensive guard Quinton Spain with 32 career starts.
9 – Quarterback Clint Trickett is seeking his NINTH career 300-yard passing performance on Saturday. His career-high 511 yards passing at Maryland earlier this year were the second most in school history.
8 – The Mountaineer offense has scored touchdowns EIGHT times so far this year on first down – the most frequent of the four downs.
7 –Clint Trickett has passed for more than 300 yards in a school record SEVEN straight games following last Saturday’s 301-yard performance against Texas Tech.
6 – West Virginia ranks 28th in the country in scoring offense, but just SIXTH in the Big 12 Conference this week with an average of 36.7 points per game.
5 – West Virginia has produced a school record FIVE straight games with 500 yards or more of total offense during last weekend’s win at Texas Tech.
4 – West Virginia ranks FOURTH among all FBS schools with an average of 88.2 plays per game against FBS teams.
3 – Linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski had the THIRD double-digit performance in tackles this season during last weekend’s win at Texas Tech.
2 – West Virginia had TWO 100-yard rushers in last week’s win at Texas Tech: Wendell Smallwood (123) and Rushel Shell (110). It was the first time since 2008 that has happened.
1 – Wide receiver Kevin White ranks FIRST in the country in receiving yards with an average of 148.0 yards per game.
Enjoy the game and be sure to stop back afterward for complete postgame coverage.
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