The Colorado Buffaloes and the West Virginia Mountaineers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.  The Colorado Buffaloes head to Morgantown, West Virginia for a Thursday night non-conference game with the Mountaineers on ESPN. The Buffaloes won last year’s meetings at home 17-14 in a defensive battle, but football specialists are confident the Mountaineers will have their revenge.

This year’s West Virginia team isn’t expected to be as good as last year’s team, but this year’s Colorado team is falling well below expectations early.

Offensively, the Buffaloes will have to be able to run the football effectively to have a chance. It is important the the Buffaloes run the football effectively to take the pressure off and also to keep West Virginia’s explosive offense off the field.

Defensively, the Buffaloes have to be excited about pitching a shutout against Wyoming, but they know this week’s opponent is far superior.Colorado’s defense must look to be a big play unit this week. The Mountaineers have had trouble with ball security, committing six turnovers against Auburn last game, so Colorado may be able to take advantage of more West Virginia blunders.

The key to West Virginia winning this football game is likely as simple as holding on to the football. The Mountaineers have committed 10 turnovers in their last two games and QB Jarrett Brown has been a big reason for the lack of ball security.

 

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