MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia stands 10-1 in its last 11 games. TCU is 12-1 off a bye under Gary Patterson.
As West Virginia (5-0, 2-0) zoomed up to No. 12 in the AP poll, the Frogs (4-2, 2-1) plummeted from preseason No. 13 and are currently unranked.
Once on the verge of becoming Big East comrades during 2011, their schools instead jumped into the Big 12 where three of four meetings have been won on the final play. (And within a span of about four hours last Jan. 2, they salvaged the league’s postseason reputation by winning Cactus and Alamo bowl thrillers.