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Big 12 title chase: No 8 Oklahoma plays at No. 10 WVU
Posted On Nov 18 2016
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West Virginia has moved up after beginning unranked and forecast to finish seventh in the league. He made his first career start that night because then running back Keith Ford suffered a leg injury the previous week against Tennessee.
And each of them produced in a big way in the Hurricane’s 40-23 victory. The offense committed four turnovers but Tony Gibson’s “Dawgs” kept the Longhorns off the scoreboard on all four drives. “8-Oklahoma’s-playoff-hopes’10th”>https://apnews.com/26e3d1f3098b461a99e483d8132cc8b6/Crazy-weekend-renews-No. -8-Oklahoma’s-playoff-hopes’10th Big 12 title/a with a win in Morgantown combined with an Oklahoma State loss at TCU. Daikiel Shorts Jr. has caught 51 passes for 753 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Shelton Gibson has added 35 catches for 701 yards and 6 touchdowns for West Virginia. Fans can only get in players’ heads if they’re allowed to. “Known for an offensive league, they’re the ones that got it going on more than anyone”. They’re going to battle.
OSU-TCU: “Oklahoma State has quietly won six straight games and jumped to 11th in the latest “. The Sooners have righted the season, and a win over the Mountaineers could be appealing to the CFP committee.
Might the Red Raiders like to see Kliff Kingsbury emulate his mentor, Holgorsen, in a few more ways than just the plays they call? Nobody’s been in as many games like this like Oklahoma. “Coach Holgorsen and I decided last spring, with his contract, that he is going to focus on winning”.
– Can you imagine the pressure on opposing kickers when they look downfield and see Mixon and Westbrook waiting to return the kick? “But we’re having a little bit of fun with it, that’s for sure”. OU has both teams just behind it left to play.
“Kennedy (McCoy) played well and that is why he was our player of the week”, Holgorsen said. But they will respect us.
If OU wins out, that’ll mean a 9-0 league record and an outright championship for the second year in a row.
West Virginia likes to keep their offensive attack balanced.
“Mixon is coming into his own”, Holgorsen said.
Oklahoma State has a six-game winning streak and controls its destiny in the Big 12.
Baker Mayfield has been spectacular in 2016, leading an offense that ranks 3rd in the country in total yards and ninth in points scored.
In 2012, Oklahoma needed a last-second TD pass by Landry Jones to beat the Mountaineers 50-49 in a game that featured 1,440 yards of offense. The freshman carried the ball 25 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns. The Sooners need their big uglies to play their best game of the year this weekend and keep the Mountaineers from causing havoc in the OU backfield. Howard is completing 65 percent of his passes this season, but he’s also tossed nine interceptions.
“That (the inconsistency) is probably where I am disappointed most”, said Holgorsen. Stoops said the junior wouldn’t practice on Monday or Tuesday, but that he’s still expected to play against West Virginia. “It’s the same Bob Stoops-coached Oklahoma team”. It’s a similar notion that surrounds the Oklahoma game with another Heisman Trophy- hopeful in Oklahoma receiver Dede Westbrook. He won a big games at Tennessee, at Baylor and at Oklahoma State a year ago – now, he’ll win another one at West Virginia. This will be a tough test against the Oklahoma running backs who can win with power and explosion, and early success will free up Mayfield and the pass game. On the contrary, West Virginia was out-gained, 536-383. We got older players that understand what to do and go out there and play.
Morgantown will be hosting a marquee matchup in a primetime night game. “It’ll be sold out, ruckus crowd and rowdy crowd. But I can’t emphasize enough that it’s exciting as well”.
There’s no more Eric Striker to terrorize Skyler Howard’s blind side, but WVU must game plan around a new threat, No. 31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.
Oklahoma is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 conference games.
“Still looking at West Virginia to get a quality win”, Hocutt said.
