AUSTIN, Texas — A fistful of questions as No. 13 West Virginia visits No. 17 Texas:
Are the Mountaineers primed for their huge November?
Their backloaded Big 12 schedule contains all the tell-tale trappings of a make-or-break stretch. But the Black Friday showdown against Oklahoma, the noisy trip to Stillwater and the pot of revenge stewing up for TCU — none of those will matter much if things go poorly in Austin.
This has the feel of an elimination game for West Virginia, which stands 19-16 in road games under Dana Holgorsen.
Will Grier’s stabilizing performance against Baylor last week provides hope that the offense can carry the water in a shootout.