West Virginia beats Texas Christian, 34-10

West Virginia wide receiver Ka'Raun White (2) celebrates his touchdown catch during the second half of an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia 34-10.
West Virginia wide receiver Ka'Raun White (2) celebrates his touchdown catch during the second half of an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia 34-10.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-West Virginia cornerback Rasul Douglas wanted TCU to have a taste of what the Horned Frogs did to the Mountaineers a year ago.

Douglas had an interception to set up a touchdown and No. 12 West Virginia held TCU scoreless in the second half of a 34-10 win Saturday.

It was the second straight blowout in the series after TCU won 40-10 last year in Fort Worth, Texas. Their first three games after joining the Big 12 in 2012 were decided on the final snap, including two that went to overtime.

A retooled defense that has vastly improved over the past month is one reason why West Virginia (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since winning its first seven games in 2006.

TCU (4-3, 2-2) had only five second-half possessions. Three ended in punts, Deante' Gray fumbled away a kickoff and the final possession ended on downs.

This one went the Mountaineers' way from the start. West Virginia scored touchdowns in the game's first six minutes after two TCU turnovers-another fumbled kickoff by Gray and Douglas' interception of Kenny Hill.

West Virginia's Skyler Howard threw four touchdowns passes, including tosses of 10, 22 and 11 yards to three different receivers to stake the Mountaineers to a 21-10 halftime lead. Helped by some impressive catches by his receivers, including Ka'Raun White's diving 16-yard TD grab in the third quarter, Howard finished 16 of 23 passing for 231 yards.

West Virginia used scoring drives of 11 and 15 plays in the third quarter to eat up most of the clock.

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