West Virginia’s potent passing attack, speedy defense could pose problems for Texas

It wasn’t long ago that the Texas Longhorns and West Virginia Mountaineers each owned perfect efforts in the Big 12, boasting top 10 records and a shared spot atop the conference standings. Then No. 6 West Virginia fell on the road against Iowa State, 30-14, and not to be outdone, No. 6 Texas left Stillwater with a 38-35 loss the following weekend.

Suddenly, Saturday’s showdown between the two ranked foes holds much more weight within the Big 12 landscape than it may have had West Virginia and Texas not tripped up along the way. However, because of recent blemishes on the schedule, whichever team falls short on Saturday will fall from its current three-way tie atop the Big 12 to third place…