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West Virginia beat UT Martin 52-7 after scoring touchdowns on its opening drives in both games this season. WVU already has five first-quarter touchdowns, but that improvement has come against a G6 opponent and an FCS opponent rather than a Power 4 defense.
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WVU created clean explosive passing opportunities for Michael Hawkins: DJ Epps beat the safety on a third-and-10 vertical from the slot, and a toss-sweep fake following pulling-line action left Ryan Ward uncovered for a 34-yard touchdown to open the second half.
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The 28-0 halftime lead masked defensive problems: UT Martin ran 46 plays to WVU's 23, held possession 22:13 to 7:47 and completed 14 of 20 passes. A red-zone fumble and missed field goal helped keep the visitors scoreless, limiting what the margin says about defensive control.
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UT Martin produced pass gains of 24 and 25 yards and a 48-yard run early against WVU. A separate 54-yard touchdown pass was erased by an illegal chop block, so it should not be counted as an allowed score; the report still flags vulnerability to explosive plays ahead of Virginia.
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WVU used its second offense with a 42-0 lead, including quarterbacks Scotty Fox and then Jyron Hughley. Hughley finished a later drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kedrick Triplett; an earlier red-zone drive settled for a field goal after center Josh Aisosa snapped before officials were ready. These were reserve reps, not a reported starting-QB change.