On fourth-and-2, TCU decided to roll the dice inside West Virginia territory on the 30-yard line. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover rolled out and tried to get his favorite target, Eric McAlister, the ball, but defensive tackle Devin Grant stepped in front and broke up the pass. The Horned Frogs turned the ball over on downs.

WVU’s defense stopped TCU’s offense, which is a top 5 offense in the Big 12, five times, and held the offense to a field goal three times, with one of them being at WVU’s 4-yard line. This was a complete flip from just seven days before, when a bottom-half UCF team torched defensive coordinator Zac Alley’s defense for 578 yards and 45 points. UCF punted once the whole game.

“Especially early in the game when the offense couldn’t get a first down,” Rich Rodriguez said. “Th

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