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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Skyler Howard threw four touchdown passes and No. 12 West Virginias improving defense held TCU scoreless in the second half of a 34-10 win Saturday.And theres this, too: West Virginia (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since winning its first seven games in 2006.I thought it was our most complete game, said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. It feels good to be 6-0. Its hard to win. So when you do, youve got to enjoy it a little bit.Howard had first-half TD tosses of 10, 22 and 11 yards to three different receivers to stake West Virginia to a 21-10 halftime lead. Howard finished 16 of 23 passing for 231 yards.West Virginia used scoring drives of 11 and 15 plays in the third quarter to eat up most of the clock.TCU (4-3, 2-2) had only five second-half possessions. Three ended in punts, Deante Gray fumbled away a kickoff and the final possession ended on downs.The Mountaineers scored touchdowns in the games first six minutes after two TCU turnovers -- another fumbled kickoff by Gray and Rasul Douglas interception of Kenny Hill.THE TAKEAWAYTCU: With a bye week to fix an offense that was lethargic in a close win at Kansas , not much worked for the Horned Frogs against West Virginia. Hill completed 18 of 31 passes for a season-low 148 yards. TCUs 300 total yards also were a season worst.West Virginia: The Mountaineers defense, which has nine new starters this season, is fast becoming the staple of this team. In successive weeks the Mountaineers have held high-scoring Texas Tech and TCU to their lowest point totals of the season.The bottom line is youre not going to win any ball games if you turn the ball over, said TCU coach Gary Patterson. And if you cant move the ball, you dont score.POLL IMPLICATIONSWest Virginia could be poised to edge closer to its first Top 10 appearance since October 2012 when the AP poll comes out Sunday.SHELL GAMEWith Justin Crawford limited to one carry after sustaining a sprained ankle last week, Rushel Shell got the bulk of the work for West Virginia, finishing with 117 yards on 24 carries. It was his second-straight 100-yard effort after he had 70 yards combined in the two games before that.UP NEXTTCU hosts Texas Tech next Saturday.West Virginia plays at Oklahoma State.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgCheap Detroit Lions Jerseys . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Cheap Houston Texans Jerseys . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. https://www.cheapjerseys-wholesalechina.com/?tag=cheap-kansas-city-chiefs-jerseys . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Cheap New York Giants Jerseys . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. nfl cheap jerseys from china .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.Despite not having tasted defeat to an English or Great Britain side for over a decade, Kangaroos prop Matt Scott admits the team are expecting the toughest match of their Four Nations campaign on Sunday (0100 Monday AEDT).With two Queensland greats in Mal Meninga and Wayne Bennett in opposite coaching boxes, this game has been eagerly anticipated ever since Meningas controversial comments about his former coach in a newspaper column earlier this month.Bennetts been under fire from the English media following their teams defeat to New Zealand two weeks ago followed by two taciturn post-match TV interviews conducted by the veteran coach.Meningas side have had no such issues with the coachs relaxed approach and two relatively comfortable wins over Scotland and New Zealand leading to a happy camp.Scott, a veteran of three UK tours, believes Meningas experience gained from coaching 10 State of Origin series has been crucial in producing an environment geared around success.Hes a relaxed guy and was a relaxed player and with the Queensland side it was always about having fun, Scott said.Blokes getting on, but most importantly getting the job done, is crucial and that is what he did with the Maroons from 2006 and there are a lot similarities here.Its in stark contrast to the approach of Tim Sheens, who stood down after seven years in charge having failed to win the 2015 Four Nations series.Sheensy was a little bit more intense in what we did, Scott said.It was a lot more video and structure whereas Mal has been a lot more focused on the feeling around the group, in the jersey and the feeling of what it means to play for Australia.ddddddddddddScott will be at the coalface in the starting front row at the Olympic Stadium against Sam Burgess, James Graham and Co and he admits being wary of the threat of an England side who have to win the game to avoiding exiting the tournament.Its going to be physical and it going to be a real test for both packs, he said.I think theyll be a lot better than they were against Scotland but its definitely a match both sides will have been looking forward to.Meninga has made two changes to his starting line-up with Cooper Cronk recalled after sitting out the win over the Kiwis along with Josh Dugan whos preferred to Justin ONeill.Cronk replaces Michael Morgan, and Shannon Boyd is replaced by Tyson Frizzel.However, Boyd is on stand-by to replace Sam Thaiday, should the veteran Queensland forward fail to recover from a knee injury.Team: Darius Boyd, Valentine Holmes, Greg Inglis, Josh Dugan, Blake Ferguson, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith, Aaron Woods, Boyd Cordner, Matt Gillett, Trent Merrin. Interchange: David Klemmer, Tyson Frizell, Michael Morgan, Sam Thaiday, Michael Morgan, Shannon Boyd, Justin ONeill. (two to be omitted). ' ' '