One-sided Big 12 showdown: No. 8 Oklahoma routs No. 10 WVU

And just as in previous years, the Big 12 title still runs through Norman, Okla.

West Virginia takes the title if it wins its remaining three games and Oklahoma State loses once.

Last year’s Bedlam rout of Oklahoma State allowed Oklahoma to be the first team to book a ticket to the playoff, and the Sooners might need another lopsided win over the rival Cowboys at Owen Field to earn any serious consideration. They sit at No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25, two spots behind Big 12 leader Oklahoma.

“I think we do like playing on the road a little more because it’s an everybody against you mentality and that’s all we got is us and the team we’re playing against so that’s how we feel”, wide receiver Nick Basquine said.

Seeing as how the Mountaineers needed a win to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive, it makes sense that they’d be somewhat on edge. He felt that Ohio State’s 59-0 victory over Wisconsin in the 2014 Big Ten championship game prompted the panel to jump the Buckeyes over TCU.

The losing streak against the Sooners isn’t the first thing on the West Virginia’s mind. If the Mountaineers can get out ahead of Oklahoma, they have a fighting chance at a win.

You’ll have to forgive Oklahoma for its offensively slow start back in September. Iowa State has averaged 420 total yards per game the last seven games, a 102-yard increase over its first three games.

Oklahoma cornerback Jordan Parker (9) and safety Ahmad Thomas (13) celebrate after an Oklahoma fumble recovery during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Morgan. Their bend-don’t-break defense surrenders plenty yards, but prevents teams from scoring. Quarterback Baker Mayfield, who is still trying to make his case for the Heisman, was relatively quiet with just nine competitions for 169 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The under is 22-5 in West Virginia’s last 27 games on turf. The college football odds for the game have the Sooners favored to pick up the victory on the road. Kansas State and Oklahoma have combined for four of them. Two games between ranked, conference opponents threatened to turn ugly even before the opening kickoff Saturday, setting the stage for some fierce competition down the stretch.

The 6-foot, 1-inch, 226-pound running back from the San Francisco Bay area has the size and speed to beat you with his feet and is the flawless complete to the bruising, run-over-you style of Samaje Perine in the Sooner running game. Mayfield is also putting together an extraordinary season with a 72 percent completion rate – second in the nation – and 33 touchdowns against seven interceptions.

Last Saturday against Texas, the offense raced out to a quick 17-3 lead and was on the verge of applying the knockout blow to the Longhorns, when they began to trip over their own feet.

Mason Rudolph vs. Kenny Hill, two quarterbacks with different styles. That him 11 touchdowns of at least 40 yards this season, the most by any FBS player since 2004. Rudolph has led his team to an impressive season thus far.

If Rudolph has his usual game, TCU will have a hard time preventing the Cowboys from scoring. The Mountaineers have become a team that takes it one game at a time and views each week’s game as the most important game.