Texas Football: 3 reasons WVU could upset the Longhorns

2) Why WVU can upset Texas football: Plethora of skill position weapons

While the West Virginia defense and all of its experience and improvement is clearly a top storyline in this game this weekend, an underrated part of this matchup is all of Brown’s skill position weapons. This is the biggest variety of potent skill position weapons that the Mountaineers had at their disposal in at last a few years.

If nothing else, this is the greatest depth of skill position threats that West Virginia had at its disposal throughout the brief tenure of Brown, and dating back to the end of the tenure of former head coach Dana Holgorsen.

The Longhorns need to prepare to the utmost degree for the likes of former Bowling Green transfer quarterback Jarret Doege, breakthrough junior running back Leddie Brown, and the sophomore standout wide receiver duo of Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Winston Wright Jr.

Let’s just take a look at the numbers here for a moment. Doege has registered 62.5 completion percentage, 322 passing yards per game, two passing touchdowns, and just 0.33 interceptions, in the last three games. He’s doing what he needs to keep West Virginia in nearly every game.

Meanwhile, Brown is leading the way for the West Virginia ground game with a breakout season that has his among the Big 12’s rushing leaders. He’s registered 860 total yards from scrimmage (694 of them rushing yards, good for 5.5 yards per carry) and 10 total touchdowns through just six games played.

And then consider the fact that Ford-Wheaton and Wright Jr. combined for just under 700 receiving yard and five receiving touchdowns. They are some real threats that could pose problems for the Texas secondary.