A fistful of questions as No. 13 West Virginia (5-1, 3-1) prepares to host Baylor (4-3, 2-2) on Thursday night:
Can the Mountaineers regain their swagger?
Those Big 12 Championship game reservations are on hold after a 30-14 setback in Ames, yet the Mountaineers still control their own destiny. For encouragement’s sake, one need only rewind to last year when Oklahoma recovered from a home loss to Iowa State to win the league and reach the College Football Playoff.
West Virginia hasn’t typically been a strong finisher in the Big 12 — going 26-30 after September — but this team purportedly is blessed with maturity, a special quarterback and stronger chemistry than previous years.