This Saturday the Texas Longhorns and West Virginia Mountaineers will meet at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns and Mountaineers are both coming off wins over ranked opponents in completely different fashions. Texas needed overtime to defeat Oklahoma State. Meanwhile WVU throttled the Kansas State Wildcats 37-10.
Both teams are looking to take firm control of their Big 12 Championship hopes. Sitting at 4-2 and 3-2 in conference play, neither team can afford another loss at this point. Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Kansas State all have one loss apiece. The Cowboys and Wildcats will play in Manhattan, so one of those teams will drop in the standings. This game will have huge ramifications. Point blank they need a win.
Let’s take a look at the biggest storylines for this matchup.