Rich Rodriguez understandably looked frustrated following West Virginia’s 48-14 loss to Utah on Saturday afternoon in Morgantown, West Virginia.

For the second straight week, the Mountaineers lost by 30-plus points against a Big 12 Conference opponent. That dropped West Virginia below .500 for the first time this season at 2-3 and leaves them 0-2 in league action.

Statistically, there wasn’t much for the Mountaineers to hang their hat on. Utah had 532 yards of total offense to 346 for the Mountaineers.

There was a wider gap in the first half, when the Utes had 278 to 95 for West Virginia, and as a result, Utah held a 28-0 halftime lead.

The Utes never punted in Saturday’s matchup and were much more efficient on third and fourth downs. Utah was 8 of 13 on third down — including 8 of 8 i

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