Tech, WVU both brought back to earth, trying to salvage seasons

Get your A-J Media Digital Subscription now!Texas Tech and West Virginia had high hopes in late September after 3-0 starts to the football season.

A little more than a month later, neither’s among the top four teams in the Big 12 and some resetting goals is in order. The Red Raiders and the Mountaineers, who face each other Saturday, have both had their dreams dashed by the upper crust of the Big 12.

Both teams went 0-4 against No. 2 Baylor, No. 5 TCU, No. 12 Oklahoma State and No. 14 Oklahoma.

“Both teams, up before those four games, felt very good about themselves as a team and know: ‘We’re both good football teams. You just played very good teams and didn’t get it done,’” Tech coach Kliff…