Baylor Football: 5 reason the Bears will beat West Virginia in Week 8

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FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Dana Holgorsen of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts to a play against the TCU Horned Frogs in the fourth quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

2. West Virginia will be looking past Baylor

Baylor is an 0-6 team that was just blown out by Oklahoma State. West Virginia just notched an incredible comeback home victory after being down 35-17. To top it all off, next up for the Mountaineers is Oklahoma State — yes, the same Oklahoma State that just blew out Baylor.

Baylor can take advantage of this mindset and jump out against a team thinking about next week instead of defeating Baylor. A team with nothing to lose is a dangerous thing especially to a team trying to claw back into Big 12 Championship race.

Matt Rhule has done a good job keeping his team mentally tough. Baylor could have collapsed and started to mail it in at any point this season. I expect we will see another tough performance from the new-look Baylor Bears.

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