W. Virginia 28 - 0 James Madison (10:15 left in 2d Quarter)

This will probably be my last entry for this game, until I write the final wrap-up. WVU has been totally overwhelming. Let me explain what's going on here. The WVU coach, Dana Holgersen, is a disciple of Mike Leach -- he was on Leach's staff at Texas Tech from 2000-2007, back when Leach was terrorizing the Big 12 with his pass-happy offense. Holgersen runs the same basic attack that Texas Tech used -- the Mountaineers spread the field, give the ball to Geno Smith, and then let him create plays. Smith is really good -- in this game he's 17-20 for 218 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions. His receivers are also excellent -- especially Stedman Bailey (7 catches for 109 yards so far today) and Tavon Austin (6 catches for 89 yards in this game).

Last year, which was Holgersen's first in Morgantown, the Mountaineers had three losses -- to LSU at home (21-47), to Syracuse in the Carrier Dome (23-49), and to Louisville at home (35-38 in OT). And WVU didn't score more than 35 points in any of its last four regular-season games. But evidently they had some sort of breakthrough when they were preparing for the Orange Bowl, where they scored 70 points against a good Clemson team. So far this season, in their two games against Marshall and JMU, their first team offense has scored a touchdown almost every time it has gotten the ball. I am now very curious as to how the Mountaineers will do in their first season in the Big XII.