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West Virginia Football: What I Think As Baylor Runs Up The Score | The Smoking Musket
A wild first half led to a defensive second half that had chances before Baylor ran away with the fourth quarter:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10253221/news_of_note.png)
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Ray's injury takes a toll on Mountaineers | WV MetroNews
West Virginia’s special teams units weren’t up to their standard as well, and the Mountaineers dealt with another issue down the stretch after wideout Traylon Ray suffered a significant season-ending injury with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter.