West Virginia 45, No. 22 Houston 35

West Virginia took down No. 22 Houston by a 45-35 score on Saturday afternoon, collecting their first victory in Big 12 Conference play.

Today on the Mountaineer Postgame Show, we discuss…

For the second straight week, the true freshman played a clean game, made some big-time throws, and scored three touchdowns (two rushing). There’s obviously some stuff he’d like to have back, but you couldn’t have asked for a better performance from your youngster in a road game against a ranked opponent.

Redshirt freshman Diore Hubbard ran extremely hard and set a career-high with 108 yards. There wasn’t a ton of daylight for him to hit a big one, but he ran with a purpose and fought for extra yardage on nearly every carry. His second-half effort helped seal the deal as well.

The Mountaineers have to win out to reach a bowl game, but one step at a time. This was a solid performance in all three phases of the game, and if this group can continue to build on these past two weeks, they’ll have a chance to make a run here at the end. Next week, WVU gets a struggling Colorado team at home, hits the road to take on a Sam Leavitt-less Arizona State squad, and then rounds out the season at home against Texas Tech. It’s not going to be easy, but the way they’ve played recently shows they are certainly capable of getting the job done.

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Mountaineer Postgame: Immediately after the game

West Virginia 45, No. 22 Houston 35

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