Texas Tech football: 3 West Virginia offensive weapons to know

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Oct 17, 2020; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Jarret Doege (2) throws a pass during the third quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

This weekend, the Texas Tech football team will face West Virginia in Lubbock so let’s take a look at three mountaineer weapons that Red Raider fans should be aware of.

Saturday, the West Virginia Mountaineers pay a visit to the South Plains looking for their fourth-straight win at Jones Stadium. And leading them into battle will be someone rather familiar with West Texas.

Starting QB Jarrett Doege is a name most Texas Tech fans know. A Wolfforth native who is the younger brother of former Texas Tech QB Seth Doege, he’s no stranger to football on the Llano Estacado.

The junior, who began his college career at Bowling Green, is currently No. 4 in the Big 12 in total offense. Averaging 248.8 yards per game, Doege trails only UT’s Sam Ehlinger, OU’s Spencer Rattler, and TCU’s Max Duggan in that regard.

Much is being asked of Doege too. He’s thrown the second-most passes in the Big 12 this year (148), trailing Ehlinger by 14.

But it might be fair to accuse the junior of being a check-down Charlie. He’s averaging a mere 7.0 yards per pass attempt, which is well below what most teams would like to see.

What’s more, though he’s thrown the ball quite a bit this year, he’s not being asked to do anything magnificent. In fact, he’s been more of a game manager than anything.

So far, he’s got just one 300-yard passing game and that came this past weekend against lowly Kansas. Other than that, he’s not passed for more than 285 yards in a game.

What the Mountaineers want most from Doege is for him to simply take care of the football. However, in each of his last two games, he’s been picked off at least once.

In all, the WVU is in the top half of the Big 12 in most major statistical categories. At 33.5 points per game, they are No. 4 in scoring and at 466.5 yards they sit No. 3 in total offense.

In other words, this will be yet another tough test for the Red Raider defense, which is last in the Big 12 in total yards allowed by almost 55 yards per game. And these Mountaineer offensive weapons could make this weekend an uphill battle for defensive coordinator Keith Patterson’s side of the football.

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