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Oklahoma football: Does the West Virginia game matter? You bet, it does

Nov 23, 2018; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Kennedy Brooks (26) runs the ball during the third quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

Two weeks ago, the Oklahoma football game at West Virginia was a must-win situation to keep the Sooners Big 12 championship hopes alive.

That is no longer the case. With losses by Oklahoma State and West Virginia this past weekend, the two teams with the only chance to knock Oklahoma out of the spot opposite Iowa State in the conference title game, the Sooners clinched the Big 12’s No.