After a year off due to a cancellation in the COVID-19 season of 2020, the Oklahoma Sooners and West Virginia Mountaineers renew a one-sided matchup that’s seen OU win each of the last eight matchups since WVU joined the Big 12.
Prior to realignment, the Mountaineers enjoyed a two-game win streak over the Sooners.
West Virginia comes to Norman riding high off an upset win over then no. 15 ranked Virginia Tech. The Sooners got a big win in an important matchup over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nebraska wasn’t ranked and hasn’t been the most competitive college football program over the last few years, but they got the win.
Now, as the Sooners and the Mountaineers get set to kick off their Big 12 schedule, the two teams look to be two of the better defensive units in the conference this season. Will Spencer Rattler be able to bounce back from a lackluster performance a week ago? Can the Oklahoma Sooners running game continue to be productive against a strong West Virginia defense? Soon, we’ll find out.