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SCORING taineers didn’t quite PlayerPts. have enough to beat 1. Matt Ammendola, PK, OKST 54 KEYS FOr experienced two weeks Control the clock. Just 2. David Sills V, WR, WVU 42 Virginia Tech in the season’s 2. Denzel Mims, WR, BAY42WEST VIrgINIA ago when it barely had the as running the clock opening week. After beating 4. Matthew McCrane, PK, KSU 41 ball a third of the game? helped keep Mason 5. Connor Martin, PK, BAY38Third down stops. No three overmatched teams, West one in the country is bet- Or do they adjust their Rudolph and the Okla- Virginia finally gets another big TEAM STATISTICS ter at converting third usual approach in order to homa State offense off the test as it visits TCU. (LW: 4) (Through Sept. 30) downs than Texas Christian keep TCU’s offense off the field two weeks ago (as field at the risk of throw- did the Cowboys’ pen- 5. Kansas State TOTAL OFFENSE which has extended pos- (3-1): After finding Team Yds./GPts./G ing off their rhythm? chant for turnovers), the Oklahoma State 583 46.8 sessions (or scored touch- a way to beat Oklahoma 606 48.0 downs) on 62.3 percent same is true this week West Virginia 595 48.8 KEYS FOr TCU with QB Will Grier, TB Baylor despite Texas Tech 537 42.3 of those situations. QB some offensive sluggishness, Baylor 405 27.2 Kenny Hill and the Horned Involve Anderson. Two Justin Crawford and the TCU497 47.8 rest of the Mountaineers’ the Wildcats head to Austin to Kansas 481 32.3 Frogs are exceptional at weeks ago, West Virginia face a Texas team looking to Texas444 34.5 defense arriving in town. Iowa State 409 32.8 remaining on schedule, allowed Kansas RB Khalil win back-to