Coming into Saturday’s game, the Cyclones were riding a four game winning streak, climbing to a 14th place ranking and a driver’s seat to the Big 12 Championship Game. Come Sunday, the streak is over, and the ranking dropped from 14 to 23, but prospects of a title game berth are still very much alive. Let’s take a look at what happened against the Mountaineers.
Prior to Saturday’s game in Morgantown, the Cyclones had consistently been able to get off to fast starts before slowing down and letting the defense win the game. Saturday, West Virginia was able to capitalize on a busted coverage for a long completion on the third play of the game, then continued to move the ball well on the way to a 20-0 lead.