Morning Mashup - 10/6

Your morning look back, around the headlines and into the future.

On This Date:

- West Virginia has an all-time record of 10-6. It's fitting that the only other time the Mountaineers played Texas also occurred on this day - a 7-6 victory for West Virginia in Austin. The WVU stats weren't kept for the game, but we do know that Larry Krutko ran in from 15 yards for a score to go up 7-0. The Longhorns put one in the end zone in the fourth quarter, but missed the extra point.

- In 1982, former offensive tackle Mike Watson was born. A junior college transfer, Watson lettered both season in Morgantown, starting the majority of the games.

- In 1984, former defensive end Warren Young was born. In four years as a backup and part-time starter, Young registered 57 tackles, 3.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks.

In The News:

Clay makes most of move to fullback (Hickman - Gazette)

Cowboys could provide blueprint vs Texas (Hickman - Gazette)

Texas Key: tackling in space (Hickman - Gazette)

Mountaineers visit Texas for a Big12 showdown (Huffman - Register-Herald)

No. 11 Texas poses huge test for West Virginia (Menendez - Post-Gazette)

Compulsive Smith Always Improving (Antonik - WVUSports)

The Friday Walk-Through (Antonik - WVUSports)

Texas-sized tilt (Hertzel - TimesWV)

WVU's Braun comfortable in own skin (Hertzel - TimesWV)

Nugget of The Day:

- Things just got a little tougher for Tyler Boyd. According to the Post-Gazette, Ohio State finally pulled the trigger and offered him.

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