Two teams having entirely opposite seasons to this point clash at noon Saturday inside TDECU Stadium when West Virginia takes on 22nd-ranked Houston.

The Mountaineers (2-6, 0-5) enter the FS1-televised matchup on a five-game skid, while the Cougars (7-1, 4-1) have reeled off three straight victories since their only setback to Texas Tech.

WVU was competitive in a Big 12 Conference game into the fourth quarter for the first time this season a week ago when it lost to TCU, 23-17.

Still, the Mountaineers, 0-4 away from home, have lost three league road contests by an average of 25.7 points and been outscored 35-0 in the first quarter of those games. Falling behind early against a Houston team that has been success operating methodically and has next to no intention of playing with tempo wo

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