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West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Longhorns Recap - Longhorns Win 38-20

Hudson Card sliced and diced the Mountaineers defense for 303 yards as Texas handed West Virginia a 38-20 defeat on Saturday at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field.

Texas won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -7.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 61.0.

Hudson Card completed 21 of 27 pass attempts for 303 yards for the Longhorns in the win.

Justin Johnson Jr. rushed for 42 yards for West Virginia, while Tony Mathis Jr. added 24 yards. JT Daniels threw for 253 yards for the Mountaineers, while receivers Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Sam James had 93 and 86 yards respectively.

West Virginia was outgained by Texas 446-314 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 25-22 by the Longhorns.

West Virginia led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 32:10-27:50 split in that important category.

Texas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Oklahoma. West Virginia will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Baylor.