Wk 8 · 2026
West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Weather
81° / 67° overcast
12% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Big 12 · 3-3
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential TCU by 10.8
Big 12 · 2-3
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
West Virginia form
L 31-52vs ARIZL 42-45at ISUL 24-41vs OKSTW 38-27at UVAW 52-7vs UTM
2026 season
TCU form
L 10-17vs BYUL 13-21at UCFW 31-7vs ARSTW 63-7vs GRAML 10-15vs UNC
2026 season
West Virginia this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under6-0 · 100% (6 games)
TCU this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | West Virginia | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Big 12 | vs L 31-52 preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Texas Tech Big 12 | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, West Virginia leads 7–6 · TCU won the last one
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.5 points toward West Virginia
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | TCU 23 — 17 West Virginia | at WVU | TCU |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | West Virginia 24 — 21 TCU | at TCU | West Virginia |
| 2022 | 2022-10-29 | TCU 41 — 31 West Virginia | at WVU | TCU |
| 2021 | 2021-10-23 | West Virginia 29 — 17 TCU | at TCU | West Virginia |
| 2020 | 2020-11-14 | TCU 6 — 24 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2019 | 2019-11-29 | West Virginia 20 — 17 TCU | at TCU | West Virginia |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | TCU 10 — 47 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | West Virginia 24 — 31 TCU | at TCU | TCU |
| 2016 | 2016-10-22 | TCU 10 — 34 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2015 | 2015-10-29 | West Virginia 10 — 40 TCU | at TCU | TCU |
| 2014 | 2014-11-01 | TCU 31 — 30 West Virginia | at WVU | TCU |
| 2013 | 2013-11-02 | West Virginia 30 — 27 TCU | at TCU | West Virginia |
| 2012 | 2012-11-03 | TCU 39 — 38 West Virginia | at WVU | TCU |
West Virginia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 47/83, 836 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 2/4, 27 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cam Cook RB #4 | 119 CAR, 652 YDS, 5 TD |
| Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 92 CAR, 574 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Amari Latimer RB #1 | 20 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | DJ Epps WR #2 | 14 REC, 393 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jaden Bray WR #5 | 9 REC, 152 YDS | |
| John Neider WR #80 | 6 REC, 71 YDS | |
| Armoni Weaver-Bomar WR #25 | 3 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 37 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 30 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Ashton Woods LB #33 | 2 |
| Nate Gabriel DL #93 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 1 |
| Ashton Woods LB #33 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 1 |
TCU leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jaden Craig QB #1 | 108/157, 1400 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT |
| Adam Schobel QB #11 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jeremy Payne RB #26 | 87 CAR, 432 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jon Denman RB #2 | 23 CAR, 76 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Joe Pitchford RB #24 | 11 CAR, 51 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ed Small WR #18 | 28 REC, 403 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kari Ashley TE #81 | 25 REC, 374 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jeremy Scott WR #6 | 13 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jacobe Hayes WR #80 | 9 REC, 133 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Hudson Hooper LB #37 | 27 |
| Jamel Johnson S #2 | 26 | |
| Max Carroll LB #3 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Ansel Din-Mbuh DT #92 | 2 |
| John Schobel EDGE #14 | 2 | |
| Markis Deal DT #95 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Vernon Glover Jr. CB #1 | 1 |
| Teon Parks CB #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.