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GAME VITALS
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025
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Location: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
Broadcast Information
Channel: ESPN
Announcers: Roy Philpott (PBP), Samuel Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Streaming: ESPN (provider login required)
Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Radio Affiliates) | SiriusXM Ch. 201 and Streaming Channel 963 | WVU Gameday App (Apple | Android)
Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi (play-by-play), Dwight Wallace (analyst), Jed Drenning (sideline). Andrew Caridi and John Antonik will man the pre and post-game shows.
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West Virginia: +23.5 points / +1100 ML
Texas Tech: -23.5 points / -2000 ML
Over/Under: 51.5 total points
(Odds as of 10:00AM ET/November 29, 2025)
THE ENEMY
Where are they from? Lubbock, Texas
Series History: The all-time series is tied 7–7. Texas Tech won last year’s meeting 52–15 in Lubbock, while West Virginia won the 2023 matchup in Morgantown. The programs first met in the 1937 Sun Bowl, a 7–6 WVU win. Texas Tech has taken four of the last five.
Record: 10-1 (7-1 Big 12) — beat UCF, 48-9, on November 15th
2024 Record: 8-5 (6-3 Big 12); lost to Arkansas, 39-26, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Head Coach: Joey McGuire (4th season)
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