College Football 26 Simulation Predicts a Rock Fight Between West Virginia and Utah

Another loss coming for the Mountaineers?

CFB 26 Simulation: West Virginia vs. Utah

Last week, our College Football 26 Simulation predicted a 27-24 final score with Kansas hitting a game-winning field goal as time expired. The game was right in predicting the winner, but was clearly off on how competitive the game would be with the Mountaineers actually losing 41-10.

This week's simulation delivered yet another nail-biter, predicting a second straight heartbreaker for West Virginia. The Mountaineers and Utah Utes were in a rock fight, with a 7-0 score at the half, which is the type of game WVU needs in real life to have a chance to shock the college football world.

Given the uncertainty of Nicco Marchiol's injury, I made sure to have Jaylen Henderson as WVU's quarterback.

Box Score

Utah: 7-0-7-0-7-21

West Virginia: 0-0-3-11-0-14

West Virginia Individual Stats

QB Jaylen Henderson: 16/25 for 240 yards, TD | 13 carries, -9 yards

RB Diore Hubbard: 9 carries for 35 yards | 1 catch for 6 yards

RB Tye Edwards: 1 carry for 1 yard | 1 catch for 4 yards

TE Grayson Barnes: 6 catches for 161 yards

WR Rodney Gallagher: 2 catches for 16 yards

WR Cam Vaughn: 2 catches for 17 yards

WR Preston Fox: 2 catches for 18 yards

TE Jacob Barrick: 2 catches for 18 yards

Utah Individual Stats

QB Devon Dampier: 15/18 for 187 yards, two touchdowns | 8 carries for 6 yards

RB Wayshawn Parker: 13 carries for 43 yards, one touchdown | 3 catches for 14 yards

WR Ryan Davis: 3 catches for 59 yards, one touchdown

TE Dallan Bentley: 4 catches for 52 yards, one touchdown

WR Tobias Merriweather: 2 catches for 19 yards

WR Otto Tia: 2 catches for 22 yards

TE Drew Clemens: 1 catch for 21 yards

CFB 26 Simulated Results Tracker

at Ohio: W 28-23 (Missed)
vs. Pitt W 36-34 (2OT)
at Kansas L 24-27
vs. Utah L 14-21 (OT)
at BYU
at UCF
vs. TCU
at Houston
vs. Colorado
at Arizona State
Vs. Texas Tech

Actual Results

at Ohio: L 10-17
vs. Pitt W 31-24 (OT)
at Kansas L 10-41
vs. Utah
at BYU
at UCF
vs. TCU
at Houston
vs. Colorado
at Arizona State
Vs. Texas Tech

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