MANHATTAN, Kan. — If a team could be built specifically to attack West Virginia’s weaknesses this season, it would bear an unfortunately uncanny resemblance to Kansas State.
The No. 24 Wildcats (6-3, 3-3 Big 12) are just about everything the Mountaineers (3-6, 1-5) are not — experienced and in complete control of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
Kansas State starts eight seniors on offense and six seniors on defense. West Virginia counters with five freshmen starting on offense and two more starting in the defensive backfield.
Outside of Oklahoma, this game may represent the steepest hill of coach Neal Brown’s first-year climb.