Meanwhile, as you wait for the transcript, behold West Virginia, which is pretty good and isn’t nearly as good as it wants to be.

“The frustrating part is at some point we need to get that killer instinct,” Seider said. “We need to put teams away. I’m talking about our offense. Our defense played good enough that we should have been able to choke that team out, and we didn’t. Our offense made it too tough on the defense.”

The Mountaineers led 17-3 early in the second quarter and had 12 first downs while outgaining Texas (5-5, 3-4) 203-86. The final nine possessions produced 180 yards, 10 first downs, seven points, five punts — three after a three-and-out — and all three of Howard’s interceptions.

WVU never trailed after taking the two-touchdown lead, thanks to a defense that preserved a four-point lead for the final 16:28, but the offense couldn’t make it as easy as seemed like it might be against the forgiving Longhorns defense that ranked between Nos. 86 and 113 in total, scoring, rushing and passing defense.

 “We couldn’t score after the first quarter,” coach Dana Holgorsen said. “We played well in the first quarter, and then we were just awful. That’s 100 percent on me. That’s not good enough to win the Big 12. I’ve got to reevaluate some things offensively. If we keep playing like this on offense, we won’t win the Big 12.”