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Big 12 Football: Week 11 Power Rankings

By VF Castro

Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Kyzir White (8) looks on during a play during the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Kyzir White (8) looks on during a play during the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

3. West Virginia Mountaineers (Record: 8-2)

West Virginia had to beat Oklahoma to have its Big 12 tile hopes stay alive, but dropped the ball 56-28 in front of a home crowd of 57, 645 in Morgantown.

Quarterback Skyler Howard didn’t have bad numbers, as he completed 12 of 27 passes for 191 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, however, turnovers were a huge issue for the Mountaineers in a snowy, cold game. Of West Virginia’s four turnovers, two were turned into touchdowns by Oklahoma. For a team hoping to be in the hunt for a title, that’s just unacceptable.

Not only did West Virginia give up costly turnovers, it also allowed Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield to have his way, as he averaged 11.3 yards-per-play in the air. Despite losing time of possession, West Virginia was more effective on the run, averaging 10.2 yards-per-rush. That’s going to be an asset in controlling the game against a very good Iowa State team that just dismantled Texas Tech.

I just hope for the sake of the Mountaineers, they take the Iowa State film against Texas Tech seriously, and bring their A-game. Otherwise, another upset could be in the works in Ames.

Next Game:

Sat, Nov 26 Iowa State vs. West Virginia Ames, Iowa 2:30 p.m. FS1
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