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Football primer: 5 questions for West Virginia-TCU

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A fistful of questions as No. 9 West Virginia (7-1, 5-1) turns the stadium “True Blue” for its date with TCU (4-5, 2-4) on Saturday:

What’s the recipe for avoiding a let-down?

Beating Texas 42-41 proved the Mountaineers could handle last-minute drama. Now they have to summon energy against a team with a losing record.

TCU opened as a 13-point underdog, a line that since shifted to 11.5, and Gary Patterson’s guys are only 2-7 against the spread. (Their last cover? That 40-28 loss to Ohio State on Sept.