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West Virginia Defeats TCU 24-21 - Recap

The Mountaineers grabbed a Week 5 victory over the Horned Frogs on Saturday, winning 24-21 at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

West Virginia was an underdog by +13.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 50.5.

Garrett Greene rushed for 80 yards, while CJ Donaldson Jr. added 61 yards in the win. Hudson Clement and Preston Fox added 43 and 30 receiving yards respectively.

Emani Bailey rushed for 55 yards for TCU, while Chandler Morris added 51 yards. Chandler Morris threw for 298 yards for the Horned Frogs, while receivers JP Richardson and Dylan Wright had 87 and 60 yards respectively.

West Virginia lost the offensive yardage battle to TCU 433-343 yards in Saturday's game. TCU had more first downs as that total ended up 23-21.

West Virginia led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 33:27-26:33 split in that important category.

West Virginia heads into a 7 battle against Houston. TCU, meanwhile, will have their next action against Iowa State.