There really isn' t much to say about the rest of the game -- West Virginia had this game well in hand at halftime and simply kept rolling in the second half. This is WVU's second UCFC game in a row, and they have scored
139 points in those two games. Geno Smith's numbers today look like something you'd see in a video game: 32 of 36, 323 yards passing, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions. Oh, and Smith also carried eight times for 65 yards. West Virginia ended up with 649 yards of total offense. Of course, they did give up 34 points and 544 yards. But that merely underscores the fact that they should be right at home in the defensively-challenged Big 12 Conference.
West Virginia retains the title it won in the 2012 Orange Bowl, and its all-time record in UCFC play is now 12-7. This was Marshall's first appearance in a UCFC game, so the Thundering Herd is now 0-1 in such games.
West Virginia has a bye next week, so they will hold the title for at least two more weeks. Their next defense will take place at Fedex Field, home of the Washington Redskins, on September 15. Their opponent will be the James Madison Dukes.
I went to Yahoo to look up West Virginia's schedule to see if any of its opponents intersect with WKU's schedule at all (the Tops are up 20-0 on Austin Peay State at the moment!). Anyway, all of the teams are organized by conference, and I had the darnedest time finding West Virginia. You're not going to believe this, but they are in the ...
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BIG 12 CONFERENCE! Which has 10 members.