West Virginia 49, Kansas 0

“It was bad”, wide receiver Daikiel Shorts told reporters Tuesday. Oklahoma State averaged 520.23 yards per game and 44.23 points per game that season including a 597-yard performance against Kansas where they averaged 7.2 yards per play.

Entering their game today against West Virginia, the Jayhawks are just one of two winless FBS teams (Central Florida is the other). “We still have two more to play”.

“I was more upset the seniors weren’t able to go to a bowl game”, Barber said. “I know what he is going through”.

A lot of things have changed for WVU since November of 2013.

Today’s West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas Jayhawks college football game has a start time schedule of noon eastern time and airs on TV channel ROOT Sports.

Said senior running back Taylor Cox, who rushed for 28 yards on a team-leading 10 carries: “Obviously you want to move the ball on offense”. We are a different team. We weren’t successful in Lawrence, Kansas two years ago. “It had everything to do with us and nothing to do with them”. “It’s my job to make sure they understand the situation that they’re in”.

This time around WVU has more experience and veteran leadership under their belts.

“It meant a lot to our team to come here and play well”, Holgorsen said. It’s definitely something that we are looking back on and just moving on from. West Virginia used five turnovers against Texas to score 24 points and recording takeaways while not giving them back will be a decider for all the games down the stretch. Kansas had the ball with a chance to beat No. 11 TCU with a fourth-quarter touchdown. “Our players are responsible for their performance as well”. “They took advantage of the opportunities they had and gave TCU a run for their money”.

Knowing what Kansas can do and what happened two years ago is what is helping the Mountaineers stay focused.

No, they know that feeling, but the Mountaineers who witnessed the celebration are careful how they pack the baggage they’ll take with them. It’s easy to be motivated against Kansas. “They’re going to play hard against us”. “We didn’t do a good enough job of stopping the bleeding ourself there, and that’s our fault”. “Kansas has no wins”. Karl Joseph has picked off five passes, while cornerback Daryl Worley has tallied four to go along with his team-high 10 breakups. In his first season atop the rebuilding Kansas program, the first-time head coach has started 0-10 as he looks to rebuild the depth in the program and raise the overall talent level in Lawrence. Their opponents outscored the Mountaineers 146-72.

“Getting on the winning track has been good for our team, good for our confidence”, Holgorsen said. “Does it help a little bit?” They’re in front of us to get to a bowl. “We’ve got an astonishing alternative next week”. Running back Wendell Smallwood leads the team and ranks second in the league at running back, averaging 124.3 yards per contest and has scored six touchdowns to go along with 1,119 yards rushing. He has 1,377 passing yards on the season, surpassing Mario Kinsey’s total of 1,215, set in 2001. A week ago, the Mountaineers put up 257 rushing yards in a 38-20 victory over Texas. The Mountaineers have gained 225 first downs (106 rushing, 88 passing and 31 penalty) while scoring 37 touchdowns. Kansas’ rushing defense ranks 121st in the country.